American Academy in Rome
Sara Argentieri has extensive experience in finance and administration, currently serving as the Deputy Director of Finance & Administration at the American Academy in Rome since May 2019, after previously holding roles such as Finance and HR Manager. Prior experience includes positions as Finance and Operational Director at GUIDOSIMPLEX and Finance Manager at Metra scarl. From February 2014 to June 2017, Sara led the Finance, HR, and Treasury departments for Black Box Network Services in Italy, overseeing compliance, financial planning, and budgeting while also managing HR functions. Earlier roles included Finance & HR Manager for Black Box Italia and various finance-related positions in companies like LSG Sky Chefs and Prestige Edition International. Sara holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting and Finance from Sapienza Università di Roma.
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome supports innovative artists, writers, and scholars living and working together in a dynamic international community. Each spring, the Academy awards the Rome Prize and Italian Fellowship to a select group of artists and scholars, after an application and juried process that begins in the previous fall. The winners are invited to Rome to pursue their work in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and artistic freedom and interdisciplinary exchange. The encounter with Rome represents now, as it has done since 1894, something unique: a chance for artists and scholars to spend significant time working in one of the oldest, most cosmopolitan cities in the world. The richness of Rome’s artistic and cultural legacy and its power to stimulate creative thinking served as the initial impetus for the Academy’s founding. Today, this tradition lives on, transformed by the dynamism of the Academy’s constantly evolving community. In addition to Rome Prize and Italian Fellows, the community includes invited Residents, Visiting Artists and Scholars, as well as participants in AAR’s academic Summer Programs.