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Italy

Oxford/Rome

Intaconnected is a next-generation strategic advisory that helps business and finance leaders overcome the most critical challenges they face when engaging with sustainability - all the way to Net Positive. My work entails:• 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: designed a common template reporting framework for companies to drive the development of net positive business strategies and measure their progress• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲… Show more Intaconnected is a next-generation strategic advisory that helps business and finance leaders overcome the most critical challenges they face when engaging with sustainability - all the way to Net Positive. My work entails:• 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: designed a common template reporting framework for companies to drive the development of net positive business strategies and measure their progress• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: contributed to research efforts in support of the sustainability strategy for the European division of a leading (>4Bn USD revenues) global animal health company• 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: led research on ESG standards and regulations (e.g., SFDR, SASB) to develop reporting and net positive strategiesOnboarded as MBA Summer Consultant with a project on ESG research. Show less

Rome/Milan/Zürich

iGravity is an advisory and investment firm specialised in impact investments and innovative financing for development. My work entails:• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: producing an impact report for the Refugee Investment Facility (RIF)• 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: performing due diligence on listed bonds in the WASH sector, agriculture, and trade finance in South America• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐌𝐌): managing IMM… Show more iGravity is an advisory and investment firm specialised in impact investments and innovative financing for development. My work entails:• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: producing an impact report for the Refugee Investment Facility (RIF)• 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: performing due diligence on listed bonds in the WASH sector, agriculture, and trade finance in South America• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐌𝐌): managing IMM for investments in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania) Show less

Oxford

University of Oxford, Saïd Business School𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 and graduated with 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (top 10% of the program)𝐒𝐚ï𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 recipient and 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭é 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬• 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐈𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐁𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: participant in Turner MIINT Impact investing contest with a project on… Show more University of Oxford, Saïd Business School𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 and graduated with 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (top 10% of the program)𝐒𝐚ï𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 recipient and 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭é 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬• 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐈𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐁𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: participant in Turner MIINT Impact investing contest with a project on electric batteries supporting electric grids in developing countries• 𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚: short programme taking place at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, focusing on impact investing opportunities in Africa• 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬: winner of Global Opportunities and Threats with a project on disaster resilience and anticipatory insurance in the Philippines Show less

Luxembourg

• 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: defined and implemented business acceleration strategy for top-tier computer hardware and graphic cards company, coordinating full buying/sales cycle, leading negotiations, steering products go-to-market, and managing vendor-facing relationships• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝: led EU-wide sustainable packaging project (SIOC) resulting in 85% adoption by EU vendors within target product… Show more • 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: defined and implemented business acceleration strategy for top-tier computer hardware and graphic cards company, coordinating full buying/sales cycle, leading negotiations, steering products go-to-market, and managing vendor-facing relationships• 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝: led EU-wide sustainable packaging project (SIOC) resulting in 85% adoption by EU vendors within target product categories, and 65% packaging waste reduction• 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫: spearheaded internal communications and adoption of global sustainability initiatives. Connected senior stakeholders, facilitated workshops, prepared presentations, and collaborated with legal, PR, and head of sustainability teams𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐜𝐭-18 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐧-22: 𝐄-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 | 𝐄𝐔 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 with a comparable scope. Show less

Luxembourg

• 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲: researched international financial regulation requirements (i.e., MiFID II protocol), conducted gap analyses, and provided policy recommendations to commercial banks and investment funds• 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: delivered change management projects on business strategy and policy implementation for major banks and other financial institutions

Roma, Lazio, Italia

Youth Choir singer at Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. Operas and concerts in different venues, including Quirinale, Teatro dell'Opera and Terme di Caracalla in Rome.Honored to have been directed by international directors such as Howard Shore, Georges Prêtre, Gustave Dudamel

Master In Business Administration - Mba, Distinction, Dean’S List

Activities and Societies: Keble College Oxford, The Oxford Italian Association, Oxford Union Society University of Oxford, Saïd Business.

Cems Dual Degree Master’S In International Management

Activities and Societies: • 6-month internship in Regulatory Affairs at Novo Nordisk, a leading healthcare company on diabetes diagnosis.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Management

Activities and Societies: • Awarded a 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Undergraduate Exchange Semester

Awarded a study abroad scholarship to study a semester at 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲