Alessandro Cattaneo graduated from the Bennett School of Public Policy in 2026, with a background in economics and expertise in the space and defence sectors.
Before Cambridge, he worked as a Senior Expert at Novaspace, a consultancy specialising in the space sector, where he led socioeconomic impact assessment projects and researched the economic and geopolitical dimensions of the space industry. He has written extensively on the space economy, contributed to World Economic Forum publications (including Clear Orbit, Secure Future), and presented his research at the International Astronautical Congress and other international events.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Vancouver School of Economics and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
