Carla
Montesi
Director for Planet and Prosperity, DG DEVCO, European Commission
Carla Montesi is currently Director at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, responsible for the Directorate “Planet and Prosperity” since September 2018. Before that (2014-2018) she was Director for Western and Central Africa. Mrs Montesi’s earlier career encompassed diverse responsibilities in the field of EU external policy for development and cooperation both at Headquarters and in EU Delegations in Africa, as well as experience in the Cabinet of EU Commissioner Emma Bonino for External Policy and Humanitarian Affairs.