ABOUT US

Our governance

At Change the World Academy, we believe that strong governance is the foundation of impactful education. Our leadership team is dedicated to maintaining transparency, integrity, and excellence in every aspect of our programs. Guided by our mission to inspire the next generation of global leaders, we ensure that our decisions and initiatives reflect our commitment to education, sustainability, and international cooperation.

LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Claudio
CORBINO

CEO & founder

Claudio CORBINO

CEO & founder

Claudio Corbino graduated cum laude at the University of Catania's Law School. In 2000, he founded Associazione Diplomatici covering the position of President ever since. In 2012, he founded the "Change the World Model United Nations", which has now become one of the most important student forums in the world. After CWMUN NYC’s great success, Corbino managed to expand AD’s activity all around the ...

Salvatore
CARRUBBA

Chairman

Salvatore CARRUBBA

Chairman

Salvatore Carrubba is a journalist and writer. He was Editor in chief of the Italian economic weekly “Mondo Economico”, and afterwards of the financial daily “Il Sole-24 ore”, and he currently collaborates as a columnist. He served as Councilor of Culture and Foreign Relations of the City of Milan for eight years. Afterwards, he was President of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, in Milan; of th...

Fabrizio
RINDI

President, Steering & Strategic Committee

Fabrizio RINDI

President, Steering & Strategic Committee

With a degree in Economic and Business Sciences from La Sapienza University of Rome and an Advanced Management program at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, Fabrizio Rindi has held top executive positions in the insurance and financial sectors within groups such as Winterthur, Unipol, Credit Suisse, and Julius Baer, as well as in international associations within these industries. He is the Honorary Preside...

Boris
COLLARDI

President of the Advisory Board

Boris COLLARDI

President of the Advisory Board

Boris Collardi is a recognised leader in the global wealth management industry. Today, Mr. Collardi has decided to fully focus on sharing his entrepreneurial expertise with leading companies mainly in Public and Private Markets. He is the third largest shareholder in and a Board Member of EFG International AG. In 2009, at 34, Mr. Collardi was named CEO of Julius Baer, which he led to become the re...

Chiara
BONI

Designer & Cavaliere del Lavoro

Chiara BONI

Designer & Cavaliere del Lavoro

Chiara Boni is an Italian fashion designer and Cavaliere del Lavoro of the Italian Republic. She founded her brand Chiara Boni La Petite Robe in 2007, creating timeless, versatile, and travel-friendly garments that embody sophistication and comfort. With a career spanning decades, Boni's signature style blends femininity with modern practicality, making her a favorite among celebrities and fashion...

ADVISORY BOARD

Boris
COLLARDI

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Boris COLLARDI

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Serge
TELLE

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Serge TELLE

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Serge Telle served as the Minister of State of Monaco—the head of government under Prince Albert II—from 1 February 2016 to 31 August 2020. Telle studied at Sciences Po and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), where he specialized in Swahili and European Community Law. His diplomatic career began in 1982 at the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He late...

Catherine
COLONNA

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Catherine COLONNA

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Catherine Colonna began her diplomatic career in 1983 at the French Embassy in Washington before taking on responsibilities for European issues and economic law within the Legal Affairs Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She later served as an adviser in the Private Office of the Ministre d’État, Minister of Public Works and Housing (1988–1989), and as a special assistant for European...

Caryl M.
STERN

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Caryl M. STERN

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Caryl M. Stern is the Chief Impact Officer at LionTree, an independent investment and merchant bank with deep roots in the media, technology, communications, consumer, and creative industries. The former Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation (2020–2023), she previously served for 14 years as President and CEO of UNICEF USA, and, before that, as Senior Associate National Director and C...

Bernardino
LEON

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Bernardino LEON

Member of CWA Advisory Board

Bernardino Léon started in the diplomatic career of Spain in 1990, and held posts at the Spanish Embassy in Liberia, Algeria and at the Permanent Representation to the European Union in Belgium. Later he became Advisor to the Special Envoy of the European Union for the Middle East. In 2004, Mr. León was appointed as State Secretary (Vice-Minister) of the Spanish Ministry on Foreign Affairs, mainly...

Giampiero
MASSOLO

Italy’s foreign ministry and abroad

Giampiero MASSOLO

Italy’s foreign ministry and abroad

Giampiero Massolo joined the Italian diplomatic service in 1978 and held numerous positions in Italy’s foreign ministry and abroad. From 1990 to 1993, he served as spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Head of the Press and Information Service. From 2001 to 2004, he was Deputy Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister, later becoming Director-General for Personnel at the Ministry of For...

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Giuseppe
AYALA

Italian Magistrate

Giuseppe AYALA

Italian Magistrate

Giuseppe Ayala is an Italian magistrate and politician. He became widely known for his role as prosecutor in the historic Maxi Trial (1986–1987), which led to the conviction of hundreds of Sicilian Mafia members. Ayala was closely associated with judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, playing a central role in Italy’s anti-Mafia judicial movement. After the assassinations of Falcone and Bor...

Tania
CAGNOTTO

Diving World Champion 2016

Tania CAGNOTTO

Diving World Champion 2016

Tania Cagnotto is widely recognized as one of Italy's most successful and celebrated athletes in the sport of diving. Her career has been marked by numerous accolades, records, and remarkable achievements in both national and international competitions. She won the gold medal in the 1-meter springboard at the 2015 FINA World Championship held in Kazan; she was the first Italian female diver to wi...

Lucio
CARACCIOLO

Editor in Chief of LIMES

Lucio CARACCIOLO

Editor in Chief of LIMES

Lucio Caracciolo is a prominent Italian journalist and geopolitical analyst, born in Rome in 1954. He began his career at La Repubblica, later directing the magazine MicroMega from 1986 to 1995. In 1993, he founded and continues to direct Limes, Italy’s leading journal on geopolitics. Caracciolo teaches Political and Economic Geography at San Raffaele University in Milan and Strategic Studies at L...

Maria
LATELLA

Journalist

Maria LATELLA

Journalist

Maria Latella is a journalist and political analyst in Italy and Europe.She is a Member of the Consiglio Superiore dell'Istruzione, the top advisory board to the former Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi and Adjunct Professor at LUISS Guido Carli university in Rome, in charge of relationships with other top education bodies around Europe. She worked at Corriere della Sera reporting on politic...

Myrta
MERLINO

Journalist

Myrta MERLINO

Journalist

Myrta Merlino is a journalist and an Italian TV presenter. After graduating in Political Science, she has worked for the Italian Council of Ministers and European economic Council. She started her career in journalism in 1994 and since then has worked in all the major Italian tv channels and newspapers, interviewing the most important personalities. She has also worked extensively for the radio an...

Dario
NARDELLA

Member of the European Parliament

Dario NARDELLA

Member of the European Parliament

Dario Nardella is a Member of the European Parliament since 2024. He began his political career in Florence, where he was elected to the City Council in 2004. In 2009, he was appointed Deputy Mayor, overseeing economic development and sports. Nardella became acting Mayor of Florence in 2014 and was officially elected later that year. He was re-elected in 2019 and also served as the first Metropoli...

Stefano
PISTOLINI

Writer, movie director and journalist

Stefano PISTOLINI

Writer, movie director and journalist

Stefano Pistolini is an Italian journalist, writer, and filmmaker born in Rome in 1955. He began his career directing music magazines like Fare Musica and Movie in the 1980s and 1990s. As a journalist, he has contributed to publications such as L’Espresso, Il Manifesto, L’Unità, and currently writes for Il Foglio, where he authors the weekly column “Stato della Musica” Pistolini has created numer...

Christian
ROCCA

Editor in Chief of Linkiesta

Christian ROCCA

Editor in Chief of Linkiesta

Christian Rocca is an Italian journalist, author, and editor known for his work in political and international affairs. He began his career with Il Foglio, later contributing to Il Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, and Vanity Fair Italia, focusing on U.S. and global politics. From 2012 to 2018, he directed IL, the monthly magazine of Il Sole 24 Ore. Since September 2019, Rocca has served as the editorial di...

Marco
TARDELLI

CWMUN Goodwill Ambassador & World Soccer Champion '82

Marco TARDELLI

CWMUN Goodwill Ambassador & World Soccer Champion '82

Marco Tardelli is five times Italian champion (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984), two times Italian Cup winner (1979, 1983), one UEFA Championship winner (1977), one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1984), one UEFA Super Cup winner (1984) and one UEFA Champions League winner (1985). He is one of the 9 players in all football his- tory to win all three major European cups, and among these 9 players only three ha...

SENIOR STAFF

Claudio
CORBINO

CEO & Founder

Claudio CORBINO

CEO & Founder

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Fabio
BONANNO

CFO

Fabio BONANNO

CFO

Alessandro
DIMAIUTA

General Director

Alessandro DIMAIUTA

General Director

Alessandra
LA ROCCA

Product Manager

Alessandra LA ROCCA

Product Manager

Elisabetta
ATTANASIO

Logistics Team

Elisabetta ATTANASIO

Logistics Team

Alessandra
BONANNO

ADEP Coordinator

Alessandra BONANNO

ADEP Coordinator

Adriana
BRUSCA

Coordinatrice - Sede Palermo

Adriana BRUSCA

Coordinatrice - Sede Palermo

Francesco
CARCIONE

Head of Institutional Relations

Francesco CARCIONE

Head of Institutional Relations

Alice
CORBINO

Project Manager

Alice CORBINO

Project Manager

Enrico
GIARDINA

Project Manager

Enrico GIARDINA

Project Manager

Francesco
LAURIA

Social Media Team

Francesco LAURIA

Social Media Team

Davide
LOSCIALE

Performance Marketing Team

Davide LOSCIALE

Performance Marketing Team

Carlo
MARELLI

Head of Performance Marketing

Carlo MARELLI

Head of Performance Marketing

Adelaide
MESSINA

Secretarial Team

Adelaide MESSINA

Secretarial Team

Stefano
PEZZOLLA

Coordinatore - Sede Puglia

Stefano PEZZOLLA

Coordinatore - Sede Puglia

Eugenia
PISTONE

CEO Office

Eugenia PISTONE

CEO Office

Luca
RIZZELLI

Responsabile Sviluppo Territorio

Luca RIZZELLI

Responsabile Sviluppo Territorio

Andrea
SPAGNA

Brand Manager

Andrea SPAGNA

Brand Manager

Vincenzo
SPEDONE

Secretarial Team

Vincenzo SPEDONE

Secretarial Team

Giusi
SQUILLACI

Head of the Education and Research Department

Giusi SQUILLACI

Head of the Education and Research Department

Marco
STASI

Coordinatore per lo Sviluppo Nazionale

Marco STASI

Coordinatore per lo Sviluppo Nazionale

Denise
TROINA

Head of Digital Sales

Denise TROINA

Head of Digital Sales

Filippo
TROINA

Administrative Team

Filippo TROINA

Administrative Team

Monika
UIVARI

Secretarial Team

Monika UIVARI

Secretarial Team

Luisa
VECCHIO

Secretarial Team

Luisa VECCHIO

Secretarial Team

Our governance

LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

ClaudioCORBINO

Claudio CORBINO

SalvatoreCARRUBBA

Salvatore CARRUBBA

FabrizioRINDI

Fabrizio RINDI

BorisCOLLARDI

Boris COLLARDI

ChiaraBONI

Chiara BONI

ADVISORY BOARD

BorisCOLLARDI

Boris COLLARDI

SergeTELLE

Serge TELLE

CatherineCOLONNA

Catherine COLONNA

Caryl M.STERN

Caryl M. STERN

BernardinoLEON

Bernardino LEON

GiampieroMASSOLO

Giampiero MASSOLO

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

GiuseppeAYALA

Giuseppe AYALA

TaniaCAGNOTTO

Tania CAGNOTTO

LucioCARACCIOLO

Lucio CARACCIOLO

MariaLATELLA

Maria LATELLA

MyrtaMERLINO

Myrta MERLINO

DarioNARDELLA

Dario NARDELLA

StefanoPISTOLINI

Stefano PISTOLINI

ChristianROCCA

Christian ROCCA

MarcoTARDELLI

Marco TARDELLI

SENIOR STAFF

ClaudioCORBINO

Claudio CORBINO

FabioBONANNO

Fabio BONANNO

AlessandroDIMAIUTA

Alessandro DIMAIUTA

AlessandraLA ROCCA

Alessandra LA ROCCA

ElisabettaATTANASIO

Elisabetta ATTANASIO

AlessandraBONANNO

Alessandra BONANNO

AdrianaBRUSCA

Adriana BRUSCA

FrancescoCARCIONE

Francesco CARCIONE

AliceCORBINO

Alice CORBINO

EnricoGIARDINA

Enrico GIARDINA

FrancescoLAURIA

Francesco LAURIA

DavideLOSCIALE

Davide LOSCIALE

CarloMARELLI

Carlo MARELLI

AdelaideMESSINA

Adelaide MESSINA

StefanoPEZZOLLA

Stefano PEZZOLLA

EugeniaPISTONE

Eugenia PISTONE

LucaRIZZELLI

Luca RIZZELLI

AndreaSPAGNA

Claudio
CORBINO

Salvatore
CARRUBBA

Fabrizio
RINDI

Boris
COLLARDI

Chiara
BONI

Boris
COLLARDI

Serge
TELLE

Catherine
COLONNA

Caryl M.
STERN

Bernardino
LEON

Giampiero
MASSOLO

Giuseppe
AYALA

Tania
CAGNOTTO

Lucio
CARACCIOLO

Maria
LATELLA

Myrta
MERLINO

Dario
NARDELLA

Stefano
PISTOLINI

Christian
ROCCA

Marco
TARDELLI

Claudio
CORBINO

Fabio
BONANNO

Alessandro
DIMAIUTA

Alessandra
LA ROCCA

Elisabetta
ATTANASIO

Alessandra
BONANNO

Adriana
BRUSCA

Francesco
CARCIONE

Alice
CORBINO

Enrico
GIARDINA

Francesco
LAURIA

Davide
LOSCIALE

Carlo
MARELLI

Adelaide
MESSINA

Stefano
PEZZOLLA

Eugenia
PISTONE

Luca
RIZZELLI

Andrea
SPAGNA

Vincenzo
SPEDONE

Giusi
SQUILLACI

Marco
STASI

Denise
TROINA

Filippo
TROINA

Monika
UIVARI

Luisa
VECCHIO