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Nationality | Italian |
Education | MSc, Economics; MSc Poverty Reduction and Development Management |
Alma mater | Bocconi University, University of Birmingham |
Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, LGBTI activist |
Known for | Founder & CEO of Micro Rainbow, human rights, LGBTI advocacy |
Website | www.microrainbow.org |
Sebastian Rocca is a social entrepreneur, a coach and LGBTQI rights Activist. He is founder and CEO of Micro Rainbow and the founding chair of the Micro Rainbow International Foundation. [1]
Rocca has been involved in the process of building scalable models for social change to advance LGBTQI rights. [2] [3] [4]
Founded in 2012, and headquartered in London, Micro Rainbow (MR) is a community interest company and not for profit social enterprise in the UK. [5] [6] [7]
From 2010-12, Rocca served as Executive Director of the world federation of LGBTI organisations known as ILGA. [8] Under his leadership, ILGA re-obtained ECOSOC status at the United Nations (UN), doubled its budget and membership, and opened a representation office in Geneva, Switzerland. [9] In addition to managing projects in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, Sebastian lobbied the UN, while working closely with government officials and grassroots organisations alike. ILGA was one of two recipients of a World Pride Award (the other recipient was former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) at the 2012 WorldPride in London. [10]
Sebastian's stint (2006–09) with Rainbow Migration [11] was his first as an executive director. [12] With him at the helm UKLGIG was awarded the Black LGBT Community Award by UK Black Pride and Stonewall's Community Group of the Year in 2008. [13] [14]
Sebastian Rocca holds a MSc in Economics (2003) from the prestigious Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a MSc in Poverty Reduction and Development Management (2005) from the University of Birmingham in England. [15]
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Sebastian Rocca | |
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![]() Sebastian Rocca, London, 2018 | |
Nationality | Italian |
Education | MSc, Economics; MSc Poverty Reduction and Development Management |
Alma mater | Bocconi University, University of Birmingham |
Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, LGBTI activist |
Known for | Founder & CEO of Micro Rainbow, human rights, LGBTI advocacy |
Website | www.microrainbow.org |
Sebastian Rocca is a social entrepreneur, a coach and LGBTQI rights Activist. He is founder and CEO of Micro Rainbow and the founding chair of the Micro Rainbow International Foundation. [1]
Rocca has been involved in the process of building scalable models for social change to advance LGBTQI rights. [2] [3] [4]
Founded in 2012, and headquartered in London, Micro Rainbow (MR) is a community interest company and not for profit social enterprise in the UK. [5] [6] [7]
From 2010-12, Rocca served as Executive Director of the world federation of LGBTI organisations known as ILGA. [8] Under his leadership, ILGA re-obtained ECOSOC status at the United Nations (UN), doubled its budget and membership, and opened a representation office in Geneva, Switzerland. [9] In addition to managing projects in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, Sebastian lobbied the UN, while working closely with government officials and grassroots organisations alike. ILGA was one of two recipients of a World Pride Award (the other recipient was former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) at the 2012 WorldPride in London. [10]
Sebastian's stint (2006–09) with Rainbow Migration [11] was his first as an executive director. [12] With him at the helm UKLGIG was awarded the Black LGBT Community Award by UK Black Pride and Stonewall's Community Group of the Year in 2008. [13] [14]
Sebastian Rocca holds a MSc in Economics (2003) from the prestigious Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a MSc in Poverty Reduction and Development Management (2005) from the University of Birmingham in England. [15]