About me
Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), with experience in governing, managing, auditing, securing, and advising on information and communications technology (ICT) systems, and operations supporting national and international civil, judicial, financial, and peacekeeping functions.
2017 to present: CIO of UNJSPF
2007 - 2016: Chief ICT Auditor of the United Nations, NY, USA
2003 - 2006: Information Security Officer of the United Nations Secretariat, NY, USA
2001 - 2002: ICT/Internal Auditor at United Nations Funds and Programs, Rome, Italy and New York, USA 1988-2000: ICT/Internal Auditor at the Development Bank of the Italian Treasury Department, Rome, Italy
Speaking Experience:
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (SACMAT), Presentation of the UNJSPF Digital Certificate of Entitlements based on biometrics/facial recognition and blockchain, USA (2021)
- Hyperledger Global Forum 2021, Blockchain, Biometrics and Geo-location: The implementation of innovative technologies at the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (2021)
- US/Public Retirement Information Systems Management (PRISM), Presentation of the UNJSPF Digital Certificate of Entitlements based on biometrics/facial recognition and blockchain, USA (2021)
- World Bank, Presentation of the UNJSPF Digital Certificate of Entitlements based on biometrics/facial recognition and blockchain, USA (2020)
- European Conference on “Geopolitics and Internet Security”, Rome, Italy, (2016)
- European Space Agency (ESA), 1st International Security Symposium, Rome, Italy (2010)
- Information Security Forum, Ohio, USA (2009)
- CISO Middle East Summit 2008, MIS Institute, Manama, Bahrain (2008)
- CISO European Summit 2007, MIS Institute, Nice, France (2007)
- University of Rome “Sapienza”, ICT Security in Public and Private Institutions (2007)
- Critical Compliance Decisions for IT, New York, USA (2005)
