Paul Flather is the acting secretary-general of the Europaeum and fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford.
Born in Sassuolo, Italy, Lusoli grew up in Fiorano Modenese, Italy and earned a Laurea in Political Science and from the University of Bologna, a Master's degree in European Political Systems and Cultures from the University of Bologna and the Network Europaeum, and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.