A former human rights lawyer, Federico is a director on Humanity United’s Investment team. His work focuses primarily on the organization’s global solutions portfolio, which includes international justice programs and exploratory grants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has more than a decade of experience with international organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). With the United Nations, he was the coordinator of the Transitional Justice and Anti-Impunity Unit at MONUC, the UN mission in Congo. He later joined the UN Mapping Team in Congo as investigations coordinator and legal advisor, the UN Commission of Experts in Guinea as legal advisor, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Burundi to finalize a report on transitional justice. With ICTJ, he worked on several transitional justice situations, including supporting the Moroccan Truth Commission from 2003-2005.

Federico holds a law degree from the University of Milan, where he graduated magna cum laude. He also earned a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University in New York.