Professor Benedetta Audia

Board of Advisors

Professor Benedetta Audia is the Principal of International Development LLC, a firm advising private sector companies in international development and business matters and providing counsel to multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations and government entities on procurement and legal matters. Prior to establishing International Development LLC, Professor Audia was a Partner at DLA Piper, where she chaired the firm’s international development practice. Before joining DLA Piper, she spent almost two decades in senior roles at the United Nations, conceptualizing the legal architecture of thousands of multimillion-dollar projects implemented in developing countries, where she traveled extensively to lead negotiations with high-level government officials. Prior to joining multilateral organizations, Ms. Audia worked on mergers and acquisitions and was involved in numerous domestic and international transactions. Mrs. Audia is a Professor of Procurement in International Development at George Washington University, a Professor of Contracting in International Development at Fordham University and a Law Professor of Fashion Law and Art Law at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. In late 2023, Professor Audia was appointed to serve as an Advisor to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Order of Malta to the United Nations.