Cecilia D'Angelo

Expert in sports management, sports policy, sports federations and schools

Cecilia D'Angelo

Role

Director of the Office of Territory, Promotion of Sport and Social Activities of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI)

Bio

She began her career at CONI in 1991 as head of the FIPSAS school sector and then in the technical sector of FISR. From 1993-97, she was involved in teaching, research, and instruction at the School of Sports, also overseeing the organization and teaching of courses for physical trainers at the Rebibbia prison. In 1997, she was appointed by the MURST (Ministry of Education and Research) as an expert on the Commission for the transformation of the Higher Institutes of Physical Education (ISEF) into Faculties of Motor Sciences. From 1998-2001, she was seconded to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Cabinet of the Minister for Equal Opportunities, as a sports consultant. From 2001-08, she was seconded to the City of Rome as a consultant for city sports policies and relations with CONI and the Sports Federations. In 2009, she was a member of the Board of Directors for the 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome. From 2009-10, she was Regional Director for the Lazio Region, managing the Agensport division. From 2010-14, she was General Secretary of the Italian Badminton Federation. Since 2014, she has been at CONI, responsible for the Department of Territory, Promotion of Sport and Social Activities.

Her career path integrates sports management, sports policy, and regional policy development, with a focus on promoting sports activities locally and among young people. This is achieved through the design and development of projects, events, training programs, interventions on sports facilities, and collaboration agreements with other organizations. In this role, she coordinates the 21 Regional Committees, planning strategies for the development of sports practice at the national level and institutional physical activity promotion programs in collaboration with local and school authorities.

For CONI, she coordinates the national project "21 stages for gender equity in Italian sport" , promoted with the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation. Since 2025, she has held the position of President of the CONI Single Guarantee Committee.