Lia Magnaguagno is a Senior Project Officer within the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance (CEGG) at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The CEGG is an important hub for cooperation projects that address public administration and multilevel governance reforms;develop capacities of staff and elected officials of local and regional authorities;and deliver advice to promote good democratic governance based on CoE standards and tools.
Prior to her current assignment, Ms Magnaguagno served in a number of politically sensitive contexts on behalf of multilateral organizations, including the European Union Agency for Asylum in Malta, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union Security and Defence Policy operations in the Western Balkans as well as the United Nations Headquarters. She holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University, New York.