< BACK TO ABOUT Elena Silvestrini Project Manager and Research Associate Elena Silvestrini is project manager and research associate at the Lisbon Council. Prior to joining the Lisbon Council, she spent five years leading and designing participation initiatives at Platoniq Creatividad y Democracia, a Spanish non-profit, and co-founded Chayn Italia, an organisation committed to fighting gender-based violence. Ms Silvestrini holds a master of science degree in gender, development and globalisation from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from University Roma Tre.