Marianna Vanuzzo earned a Ph.D. in EU law from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. She has worked in the field of EU law, particularly in the areas of agriculture, food, trade, environment, and energy at academic institutions including the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, the University of Milan, and Wageningen University & Research, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI). A qualified lawyer in Italy, she has gained experience across academic, public, and private sectors in Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.