Maria Vincenza Desiderio

Maria Vincenza Desiderio is a senior independent expert on migration, integration, development, and qualification recognition policies. She has published widely and regularly advises governments, international organisations, and civil society on these issues. Previously, she was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute Europe, where her work focused on economic migration, immigrant integration, foreign credentials recognition, and the linkages between migration and development. 

She has also worked as a Migration Analyst at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and as a Research Officer at the International Organization for Migration, where she coordinated the research activities of the Independent Network of Labour Migration and Labour Market Integration Experts (LINET).

Ms. Desiderio holds a master’s degree with honours in international relations, with specialisation in European economic policy and the role of migration, and a bachelor’s degree in political science, both from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. She also earned a certificate in asylum law and international law.