Chiara Adamo is currently Acting Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace directorate in DG International Cooperation and Development (DG INTPA) in the European Commission. Chiara has more than 20 years of European Commission's experience, working on human rights and democracy, migration and human development related policies, particularly equality policies, both within and outside the EU. She is also the head of the "Human Rights, Gender and Democratic Governance" unit in DG INTPA. Before joining the European Commission, she studied International and Diplomatic Relations in Gorizia (Italy) and specialised in European Law in Rome and at the College of Europe, Bruges. She also previously worked for civil society organisations and local administrations on development cooperation and in the European Parliament.