Marianna Maculan is the Chief, External Relations, in ICGEB. She oversees the diplomatic/political work of the Organization to ensure fruitful relations with Member Countries and expansion of the membership base. She also works to nurture cooperation with partner Organizations in the UN System and beyond. Further, she is the Secretary of the Board of Governors, the main Governing Body of the Organization. Prior to this position, she worked for the International Labour Organization, African Development Bank and World Health Organization, at the HQs, Regional and country level, in roles of progressive responsibility in the fields of partnership, external relations, and resource mobilization.

She holds a Bachelor Degree in International Political Science from the University of Padua and a Masters Degree, L.L.M. com laude, in International Law from the University of Verona.