Chiara Corazza has a degree from the institute of Political Science in Rome and a doctoral degree in public law from the University of Rome. She speaks five languages fluently.
Mrs. Corazza began her professional career at the age of 18 as a German teacher at the French high school in Rome, and a member of the editorial team at the Daily American, an American daily newspaper published in Rome. From there, she quickly became a journalist in international policy and economics at the Italian daily newspaper “Il Globo”.
In 1985, she started working in the office of the President of the Greater Paris Region.
She created Metropolis, a worldwide association of large metropolitan areas, and, working in liaison with the French Foreign Office, helped implement the Region's international policy.
Mrs Corazza created and managed the Department of International Affairs in the Greater Paris Region in 1992 (annual budget 30 million French francs) and was its director for 7 years. During that time, she created and successfully negotiated a number of bilateral
co-operation agreements (Beijing, Tokyo, Moscow, Warsaw, Hanoi, Madrid, Budapest, Montreal, Beirut, Manila, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago in Chile, Johannesburg,
New Delhi and Dakar, among others).
She also opened a regional office in Brussels, and created a network uniting all of Europe's capital regions.
From late 1999 to the end of 2001, she was Director of International Affairs of "Paris 2008", the bid for Olympic Games.
In March 2002, Mrs Corazza was named Managing Director of the Greater Paris Investment Agency, whose mission is to attract foreign investors to the Paris region and enhance its attractiveness.
At the request of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, she was appointed member of the Commission for the evaluation of training and diplomas in management. She is also member of the MENA-OECD Busienss Council.
She is Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur.
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