Marco Boaria

Chief Executive Officer of ALDA+ and Director of Programmes and Corporate Strategy at ALDA

Marco Boaria brings over 20 years of international experience to his work. Throughout his career, he has developed projects across various sectors, utilising numerous European (and non-European) programmes and collaborating with several Directorates-General (DGs) of the European Commission. He has served as a project coordinator, focusing particularly on democracy, participation, and youth, and has also acted as an external supervisor for European projects developed by public and private entities.

Marco is actively involved in training initiatives promoted by ALDA and in collaboration with European training agencies, such as SALTO centers and national youth agencies, as well as working with numerous public and private clients. His areas of expertise as a trainer include project cycle management, European funds, participatory methods, non-formal education, and youth-related topics.

In 2013, Marco was a member of the Steering Committee for the European Year of Citizens, and in 2015, he was elected to the Steering Committee of the European Year for Development Alliance, within Concord, the European NGO platform for development.

Since 2015, Marco has been the CEO of “GEIE Europa,” a European Economic Interest Grouping involving ALDA and the Municipality of Monfalcone (Italy), which operates within the framework of European Territorial Cooperation. He is also one of the founders and currently the CEO of ALDA+, a benefit corporation owned by ALDA that promotes training and technical assistance worldwide, targeting various stakeholders, including local authorities and civil society organisations.