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Riccardo Dugulin

Critic · DISC type C
Executive Director, Professional Services Europe at POLITICO Europe
📍 Brussels Region, Belgium

Riccardo Dugulin is the Executive Director of Professional Services at POLITICO Europe, where he has progressed through sales and customer success leadership. He holds a Masters in International Security from Sciences Po and began his career as a geopolitical analyst, publishing on European security and Middle Eastern affairs.

Riccardo is passionate about Middle Eastern geopolitics, international security issues, and European integration. His academic and early professional life was dedicated to analyzing and writing about these complex topics, demonstrating a long-standing personal and intellectual commitment to understanding global affairs.

Unique fact: Before his commercial roles, Riccardo was a published analyst focusing on counter-terrorism and Gulf security.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Professional Services Europe
Job Level
Senior
Location
Brussels Region, Belgium
Personality Overview

How Riccardo shows up

Negotiator
Objective Thinker
Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Riccardo cares about

EU Policy Intelligence
Leads the Professional Services division at POLITICO Europe, which provides policy intelligence, and frequently shares exclusive reporting on EU regulations and politics.
International Security
His Master's degree is in International Security, and he has authored multiple articles and papers on counter-terrorism and geopolitical risk in Europe and the Middle East.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Executive Director, Professional Services Europe
POLITICO Europe
1-2024 - 11-2024
Director of Sales
POLITICO Europe
2-2023 - 1-2024
Director, Customer Success & Growth Strategy
POLITICO Europe
2-2022 - 2-2023
Team Lead, Customer Success
POLITICO Europe
2-2021 - 2-2022
Manager, Customer Success
POLITICO Europe
In the press

Media appearances

INTERVIEW: The next chapter in European defense | CES 2025. Featured in YouTube (POLITICO Europe)
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From ambition to pragmatic reality: Scaling up clean energy in Europe. Featured in YouTube (POLITICO Europe)
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Education
2010 - 2012
Master's degree
Sciences Po
2007 - 2010
Bachelor
Sciences Po
2005 - 2007
Section ES
Lycée Français Jean Monnet de Bruxelles
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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