Force Commander Rear Admiral Alessandro DI BIASI
Rear Adm, Alessandro DI BIASI
CINCNAV
Graduated from the Italian Naval Academy in 1993, he has over 13 years of sea duty as Surface Warfare Officer on board various Surface Vessels, specializing in Electronic Warfare, Communications and Action Information Organization, and participating to several operations in the NATO, EU and Coalition contexts (NATO SHARP/MARITIME GUARD, ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, EU SOPHIA, UNIFIED PROTECTOR). His professional experience includes having served in the Royal Navy, onboard HMS BRAVE (1997-1998), as the first exchange Officer within the Personnel Exchange Program ITA-UK.
His command tours include the Minehunter RIMINI (2002-2003), the Frigate BERSAGLIERE (2011-2012) – after being the XO on Frigate EURO (2010-2011) – and the Amphibious Ship SAN GIUSTO (2017-2018).
His major ashore assignments have been in the Intelligence sector within the Navy and Ministry of Defence: Head of the Naval EW/Intelligence Section (2004-2005), Chief of the CC&IRM Section in Joint Intelligence Centre/JIC (2005-2009), Head of the Collection Department at JIC (2012-2016), Head of the Navy Information Dept. (2018-2019), Director within a Government position (2019-2024) – Rear Adm since January 2022 – and assigned to the Navy Commander in Chief since 2024.
Rear Adm DI BIASI graduated in Maritime and Naval Sciences (University of Pisa), in International and Diplomatic Affairs (University of Trieste), and has two Master’s Degrees in Strategic-Military International Studies (University of Venice and King’s College London). He attended, from 2008 to 2009, the Higher Command and Staff College with the UK Ministry of Defence and King’s College London (Shrivenham, UK).
He is married, has two teenage children. He speaks fluently English and some German.
