She has several experiences in skiing as coordinator of the Erasmus+ project DC4SKI and as founding member and co-director of the Alta Badia Ski race Academy at Sci Club Ladinia Alta Badia (2017-present). She was an alpine ski coach at Appalachian Ski Club in Boone, NC, USA from 2016 to 2018.
Federiga Bindi received her PhD from the European University Institute, Department of Political Science, Florence, Italy (2004) and has been Professor of Political Science for 15 years at University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (2006 – present). She also held the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics and was the founding Director of the EU Centre of Excellence (2003-2012). She has several experiences in senior positions at the Italian Cultural Institute (ICI) in Brussels, at the Italian National School of Public Administration (SSPA/SNA) in Rome, Italy (2010-2012) and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, Italy (2008-2011).