Giuseppe Gargano is from Italy and he has been working for more than 5 years as a Research Technologist at the CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bio-Economy where he is a member of a working group for the implementation of the LEADER approach within the Italian National Rural Network (NRN) activities. Concerning his academic qualifications, he has been awarded a PhD at the School of Politics of Newcastle University. His further qualifications include a degree in Political Sciences with Economic and International specialization and a Master’s degree in international and local development.