Ilaria is currently the Group Advisor on Tech & Social Impact for Grab (Southeast Asia’s leading superapp), focusing on advancing diplomacy, thought leadership and social impact reach for the Technology Decacorn startup. She is also the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Tech For Good Institute: a non-profit think tank founded by Grab to encourage and enrich dialogue on social, economic and policy trends accelerated by the digital economy. Prior to assuming this role, she served as a Corporate Finance executive and helped drive Grab's historical Series H fundraise - the largest in the history of Southeast Asia.
Ilaria was formerly an Executive Director at the Sales & Trading Division of Goldman Sachs New York. She is currently also a global keynote speaker, a private investor, serves on the Board of Trustees of humanitarian organizations CareForChildren and Emancipaction, an Operating Advisor to Owl Ventures (largest Education Tech focused venture capital fund in the world), an advisory board member to GlobalSF's Women Empowerment Initiative and British real estate development firm Kinrise. Ilaria holds a B.A. from Stanford University. She is also a freelance singer, concert pianist, food critic & restaurant judge, culinary school graduate, actress in musicals & plays and an avid scuba diver. Ilaria is dedicated to building bridges in the business and humanitarian work realms between East & West with a mission to further mass flourishing.