Born in Sondrio in 1957, she graduated with honours in Business and Economics from Bocconi University in Milan. She is a member of the Association of Chartered and Qualified Accountants and enrolled in the Register of External Auditors.

She has worked as a Chartered Accountant since 2018.

From 1981 to 2017 she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Milan, where she attained the status of partner. For a period she was seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers in London.

She has acquired many years of experience working in various industrial and services sectors, including the Energy & Utilities sector, performing audit for Groups listed in regulated markets in Italy and abroad, financial due diligence and accounting consultancy to support extraordinary transactions, corporate crises and disputes.