Paolo Ferraresi holds a university degree in Political Science from the University La Sapienza of Rome and a master's degree in European affairs from SIOI (Italian Institute for International Relations).
Since 1994, he has worked as a freelancer in financial management for several Brussels-based non-profit entities. In 2001, together with a pool of social entrepreneurs, he created RREUSE, a European platform of social enterprises active in re-use and recycling. In addition to financial management, he deals with the management of human resources and taxation. He is also an expert in administrative management of European projects.