Based in Rio de Janeiro, Caterina brings international experience spanning Europe and Latin America, with a background in policy, research, trade, and multilateral affairs.
She has worked with the European Commission on EU-Latin America trade policy and negotiations and supported research at UNESCO on topics including vocational education and training in African markets.
Her experience also includes roles with the Italian Embassy in Paris, the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Portugal and The People for Change Foundation. Caterina's expertise includes trade policy, stakeholder engagement, policy research, multilingual communications and human-rights and gender-sensitive analysis. She holds graduate degrees in diplomatic studies and international relations, including studies at the University of Bologna and the Institute for International Political Studies in Italy.