Salvatore Demelas is the Grants Manager at ECCO.
Salvatore has been working at ECCO since November 2023. He brings over a decade of experience in program management for philanthropic and civil society organizations focused on climate and health.
Before joining ECCO, Salvatore served as Head of Programmes at EIT Health’s accelerator, where he was responsible for monitoring and reporting to funders and managing a portfolio of programs aimed at startups in the health sector. Previously, he worked as an Associate for the Power Programme at ECF, supporting advocacy campaigns within the decarbonization program to combat climate change and was responsible for maintaining relationships with the foundation’s funders. Early in his career, he was an auditor at E&Y.
Salvatore has a strong background in finance and environmental management. He holds a Master’s in Environment and Resource Management from VU Amsterdam, a Master’s in Corporate Finance from Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, and a Bachelor’s in Administration, Control, and Finance, also from Luiss Guido Carli.
In addition to Italian, Salvatore is fluent in English and Spanish and has a good command of German.