Alessio Mitra

Alessio Mitra is a Policy Officer/ Economist in the Innovation Policy and Access to Finance Unit of DG Research and Innovation (DG RTD) at the European Commission, where he works on the implementation of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy. Prior to this role, he worked in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Unit of the Secretariat-General, as well as in the Chief Economist Units of both DG RTD and DG GROW. Alessio holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Kent (UK) and has published several peer-reviewed academic articles on innovation, productivity, competitiveness, and labour markets.