Dom Scalpelli has over 31 years of experience in operational management, leadership and fundraising, in international development, humanitarian and peace/conflict settings.
Dom is currently WFP’s Country Director in Bangladesh. Previously, he was WFP’s Food Systems Summit Coordinator. He has been WFP Resident Representative in Myanmar; double hatted as Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar; Founding Chair of the UN Nutrition Network in Myanmar; Director ai and Deputy Director of WFP Government Donor Relations; WFP Resident Representative in Malawi; double/triple-hatted as UNRC ai and FAO Representative ai for extended periods in Malawi; as well as various roles in wartime and post war Mozambique, in wartime Angola, in São Tomé e Príncipe, and as Chief of Office in WFP’s Operations Dept in Rome. Dom has also served in various short term senior positions in WFP, namely, Country Director ai in Mozambique; Project Manager in the Resource Management Department; and Director for tsunami response in Japan. Before WFP, Dom worked for a couple of years in AIDAB (then Australia’s international development aid agency) in Canberra, Australia.
Dom is an Australian national, born in Melbourne in 1966, and has dual Italian nationality through his parents, who both emigrated to Australia from Italy in the 1950s. He is married to Liz Shick, an American national, and together they have two daughters, Rebecca and Amanda, both born in Rome, Italy. Dom graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a Masters Degree in Engineering Science (Development Technologies) and a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering. He is fluent in Portuguese and Italian, and has a working knowledge of French. Dom is an avid fan of world music, and enjoys cooking and walking.