Presently, Rita Ciccone holds the position of Head of Regulatory, Legal & Corporate Affairs at F2i Fondi Italiani per le infrastrutture SGR SpA and Secretary of CIRS Compagnia Italiana Ricerca E Sviluppo SpA. Dr. Ciccone is also Professor at Università LUM Jean Monnet and on the board of 10 other companies.

In her past career she was Secretary & Member-Supervisory Board at Alitalia - Trasporto Aereo Italiano SpA.

She received an undergraduate degree from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and a doctorate from the University of Siena.