Colonel Alessandro Nigri
Col. Alessandro NIGRI was born in Grottaglie (TA) in 1970. He joined the Military Academy in 1988 (170th Audacia course). In July 1992 he served as Platoon Commander at the 91st "Lucania" Battalion (Potenza), and in November 1993 he was assigned at the 32nd Signal Regiment (Padua), where he served in various positions within the regiment (such as platoon commander, company commander, CIS maintenance section chief, personnel office chief, and adjutant major).
From September 2000 to January 2001 he attended the 127th Staff Course at War College in Civitavecchia. In November 2004, he was transferred to the Allied Command for Transformation – Staff Element Europe (ACT-SEE) in Belgium and he assumed the role of Static Network Implementation Officer. Main duties were to coordinate and monitor the development of the main projects within the NGCS (NATO General Communication System). During that period at ACT-SEE, in 2006 he was designated for two months to NATO Headquarters in Brussels as supervisor at the NATO Training and Equipment Coordination Group (NTECG) in support of the NATO Training Mission in Iraq. In November 2007, he was assigned to the CIS Division of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – ITA (NRDC-ITA) Command in Solbiate Olona (VA) as Staff Officer in the Network Technical Support section.
From September 2008 to June 2009 he attended the 11th ISSMI (Joint Forces Staff College) in Rome, where he obtained a Master's degree in strategic-military studies. In August 2009 he was transferred to the CASD (Center for Defense Higher Studies) in Rome as a tutor until September 2010. From October 2010 to November 2011 he commanded the "Spluga" signal battalion of the 1st signal regiment in support of the NRDC-ITA command. From November 2011 to May 2016 he held the position of C4 Section Head and Head of C4 Office at the Land Operational Forces Command (COMFOTER) in Verona. From May 2016 to December 2020 he commanded the 32nd signal regiment in Padua. From December 2020 to December 2022, he held the position of Head of the Security Infrastructure Office of the Security and Cyber Defense Department at the Network Operations Command, and he was responsible for the implementation (and configuration) of the main cyber security infrastructure/assets of the DIFENET (Defense Network). From December 2022 to November 2025 he held first the position of Head of the C4 Office and secondly Head of the Information-Security-C4 Office at the Northern Operational Forces Command in Padua (currently called North Territorial Command).
He attended several national and international specialization courses such as the Intelligence Course and the Resource Management Educational Programme at the NATO School in O'Gau, the 31 st Civil-Military Cooperation Course (COCIM) and the 11 th Course for Legal Advisor in International Humanitarian Law and Law of Military Operations at the CASD.
He has also held various positions abroad such as in:
- KFOR IV (Pristina – Kosovo – 2001): J6 Joint Operation Center Rep.;
- TIPH mission (Temporary International Presence in the city of Hebron) – Palestine – 2002): Communication Officer.
Col. Alessandro NIGRI is graduated and he holds numerous decorations and awards.