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name: "Simonetta Cheli"
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country: "Italy"
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collections: ["Antikythera", "Living Legends", "Climate Action"]
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# Simonetta Cheli

Frascati, Italy

## Why Florian Guillaume recommends Simonetta Cheli

> “She turns satellite data into tools for climate decisions. That is Europe taking its responsibility seriously.”
>
> Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026

## About Simonetta Cheli

She leads the European Space Agency’s Earth Observation programmes. Her work turns satellite data into operational tools for climate action and public decision-making. I see her as a model for aligning scientific rigor with European responsibility.

## About this card

- Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md)
- Collections: [Antikythera](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/antikythera.md), [Living Legends](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/living-legends.md), [Climate Action](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/climate-action.md)
- Website: https://esa.int/
- Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/simonetta-cheli
- Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/simonetta-cheli
- Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/simonetta-cheli
- Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/simonetta-cheli
- 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/simonetta-cheli

## Français

> “Elle transforme les données satellites en outils pour les décisions climatiques. C'est l'Europe qui prend sa responsabilité au sérieux.”

Elle dirige les programmes d'observation de la Terre de l'Agence spatiale européenne. Son travail transforme les données satellitaires en outils opérationnels pour l'action climatique et la décision publique. Je la vois comme un modèle pour concilier rigueur scientifique et responsabilité européenne.

## Italiano

> “Trasforma i dati satellitari in strumenti per le decisioni sul clima. È l'Europa che prende sul serio la sua responsabilità.”

Dirige i programmi di osservazione della Terra dell'Agenzia spaziale europea. Il suo lavoro trasforma i dati satellitari in strumenti operativi per l'azione climatica e le decisioni pubbliche. La vedo come un modello per conciliare rigore scientifico e responsabilità europea.

## Español

> “Convierte los datos de satélite en herramientas para las decisiones climáticas. Es Europa tomándose en serio su responsabilidad.”

Dirige los programas de observación de la Tierra de la Agencia Espacial Europea. Su trabajo convierte los datos de los satélites en herramientas operativas para la acción climática y la decisión pública. La veo como un modelo para conciliar rigor científico y responsabilidad europea.

## 中文

> “她把卫星数据变成气候决策的工具。这是欧洲认真承担自己的责任。”

她领导欧洲航天局的地球观测项目。她的工作把卫星数据转化为气候行动和公共决策的实用工具。在我眼中，她是兼顾科学严谨与欧洲责任的典范。