{"id":3122,"date":"2023-03-07T04:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:34:00","slug":"alex-cacioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/sdadirectors\/alex-cacioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Cacioni, SDA Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alex-Cacioni.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alex-Cacioni.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.space-data.org\/sda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alex-Cacioni-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 750px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" title=\"Alex-Cacioni\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex completed his studies in aeronautical engineering in Rome, where he also qualified as a pilot. 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