Pietro Presti
Board Member and Vice President
What this (really) means:
Vice President is a key external representative of the Board, in partnership with the President, and works with the Secretariat and Board to produce the Board strategy document. In particular, as VP, my goals are achieving and supporting the sustainable development of ECPC’s Advocacy activities and strategy and its institutional position at European and international level exploiting my network; strengthen and promoting the role of ECPC in innovative and research project and promoting and developing the ECPC’s Fundraising strategy.
Background:
Master’s degree in Law and PhD in Business and Management at University of Turin, and MBA at University of Geneva.
Dynamic and goal-oriented manager with a broad experience in the healthcare sector, especially in oncology, including prevention, screening, advocacy, cancer control and research. Currently, I serve as General Secretary at “Fondo Edo Tempia”, an Italian private association primarily involved in cancer prevention and advocacy, palliative care, psycho-oncology and support to the public health-care system. I am also Managing Director at “Edo ed Elvo Tempia Foundation”, a private foundation operating in the field of oncological prevention, diagnosis, genomic and research. As a volunteer, I serve as board member at international and national associations and organizations in cancer advocacy, education and research.
Why cancer?
Because cancer is a global issue that impact on whole society; because my both grandfathers died for it; because I like battle for inequalities and rights and because I believe that, one day, we will get a cancer free world.
