Andrea joined Pfizer in 2015 and in December 2020 he became Director, Head of EU Government Affairs. In his current role, he coordinates Pfizer’s EU external engagement strategy and manages relationships with key trade associations such as EFPIA, AmCham EU and EuropaBio. His areas of focus include the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, intellectual property (IP) incentives, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pandemic preparedness. In addition, Andrea is the founder and current manager of the @PfizerEUPolicy Twitter account and the pfizereupolicy.eu website. Andrea holds a M.A. in EU Diplomacy from the College of Europe (Bruges campus) and a M.A. in EU policies from Padua University (Italy) and the Institut D’Etudes Politiques (IEP) of Strasbourg. An Italian national, he speaks English, French, Spanish and basic Serbo-Croatian. He is married and proud father of Ines since February 2021.