Domenico Scalpelli

Dom Scalpelli, current WFP Representative, has over 31 years of experience in operational management, leadership and fundraising, in the context of international development, humanitarian and peace & conflict.

Previously, he was WFP’s Food Systems Summit Coordinator. He has been WFP Resident Representative in Myanmar; alongside being Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator & Founding Chair of the UN Nutrition Network in Myanmar. He was the Director ai and Deputy Director of WFP Government Donor Relations, and WFP Resident Representative in Malawi. He was also the UNRC ai and FAO Representative ai for extended periods in Malawi. He also carried out duties in various roles in wartime and post-war Mozambique, in wartime Angola, in São Tomé e Príncipe, and WFP’s Operations Dept in Rome.

Dom graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a master’s degree in engineering science (Development Technologies) and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is fluent in Portuguese and Italian and has a working knowledge of French.