1. Alix Valenti,
Independent Consultant:
Governance, Development &
Security
ALIX VALENTI – Curriculum Vitae
Alix Valenti is an independent consultant with
extensive multidisciplinary research
experience in both developed (Italy, France,
Spain & UK) and developing (Ghana,
Philippines, Thailand & Timor Leste) countries.
She has worked for NGOs, International
Organisations, private sector as well as
academic institutions, undertaking
comprehensive consultation exercises with a
wide variety of stakeholders: government
officials, lawyers, public/private/civil society
employees, community leaders and
communities.
Within the field of governance and
development, she has recently successfully
defended a PhD focusing on the reconstruction
of state institutions after conflicts. As part of
her PhD fieldwork, she spent one year
investigating the way in which international
interventions impact national institutions and
how these new institutions affect citizenship-
building within urban spaces. As a consultant
for GHK/ICF International, she has also
gained extensive experience undertaking EU
policies impact assessments and comparative
analysis across 27 EU Member States in a vast
variety of fields, including migration and
education.
Alix has also gained defence and security
experience writing reports on the defence and
security situation in Southeast Asia and Asian
Pacific Countries (Taiwan, Thailand, Australia,
India, South Korea). This demands
comprehensive knowledge of the security
situation at national, regional and
international level, as well as the ability to
elaborate defence spending forecasts for each
country.
Top Skills
Project management: proposal & report
writing, team management, client relations
Consultation: survey design, stakeholders
interviews, community surveys
Analysis: fieldwork data analysis, comparative
analysis, best practice case studies
Country Experience
Timor Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Ghana UK,
France, Italy, Spain
Languages
Fluent in English, French, Italian & Spanish
Conversational knowledge of Portuguese &
Tetun
Academic Qualifications
 PhD in Development Planning,
Development Planning Unit, UCL (2015)
Thesis title: “State Building at the
Expense of Nation Building?
Understanding the Construction of
Citizenship in Dili, Timor Leste”
 MSc Urban Development Planning,
Development Planning Unit, UCL (2005)
 BA(hons) Business Management and
Urban Development, University of
Westminster (2004)
Employment Record
Self-employment:
Country Research (Italy, France & Spain) &
Comparative Analysis (best practices across
the EU): ICF International (2010 – to date)
Country Defence & Security analysis and
forecasting: Business Monitor International
(2015)
Articles on Defence, Security and
Peacekeeping in Asia: Asian Military Review
(2015)
Employed Status:
Post Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Development Planning Unit, UK (2010-2012)
Consultant: GHK International, UK (2007-
2010)
Volunteer Field Officer: Initiatives for
International Dialogue. Philippines (2006-
2007)
Trainee: European Commission, Directorate
General for Development, Belgium (2006)
Intern: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and
Justice, USA (2005)
CONTACT
Email: alix.valenti@gmail.com
Tel: (+33) 06 62 73 58 89