Margherita Bianchi

Expert in energy policy, climate policy, energy transition and European integration

Role

Head of the “Energy, Climate and Resources” program at the Institute of International Affairs (IAI).

Bio

She graduated cum laude in Political Science and International Relations from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, with an exchange period in Paris. She continued her education between Rome and Brussels, earning two master's degrees in European Union studies and law. During her studies, she completed internships at UN Environment, IAI, and the European Parliament.

At the European Parliament, he worked for about two years as a Junior Policy Advisor on dossiers of the ENVI and ITRE committees and on EU-China and EU-US relations. In 2017, he participated in the task force of the Italian G7 Presidency at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2018, he has been working at IAI, where he is currently responsible for the "Energy, Climate and Resources" program.

Her research focuses on energy and climate policy, energy transition , resource security, and the geopolitical implications of decarbonization, with a focus on the European Union and the Mediterranean. In 2026, she was selected for the German Marshall Fund's Marshall Memorial Fellowship.