Since my undergrad years studying finance, I have always been driven by the desire to contribute to the sustainable transformation of our economic systems.

While working in Brazil for McKinsey & Company, I discovered a passion for agriculture, which eventually led to the opportunity of launching and leading Varda as its CEO, and I am proud of our vision of the next Green Revolution enabled by farm & field data sharing.

With a background in investment banking and corporate M&A in Agriculture, I have spent my career structuring and executing transactions, enhancing people and businesses.

I am passionate about creating value across the board and committed with the next Green Revolution: promoting and measuring sustainable agriculture, while improving efficiency.

Leading Varda’s operations, is a combination of multiple and diverse tasks – from procurement to production and where boresome has no room.

I am responsible for the technology team and delivery of our software systems.

I previously worked with agriculture data at Agrimetrics, and joined Varda in 2021 from technology company Arm.

My journey to Varda began as a software engineer in bioinformatics, subsequently developing data infrastructure services for the global science community in a range of technical and leadership roles.

I graduated in Information & Communication Technology in 2007 and have a PhD in Crop Production in 2010 from the University of Milan.

Since then, I have been working on the nexus of digital technologies and agriculture through initiatives in more than 20 countries across multilateral organizations, academia, and the private sector.

Experienced executive and agroecologist specializing in nature-based solutions within the agri-food value chain. I have enjoyed covering leadership positions, engaging diverse stakeholders such as customers, communities, academia, government, and NGOs.

I hold a Master's in Circular Bioeconomy from Wageningen University, a Circular Economy Specialist designation from the UN System Staff College, and an MBA from the University of São Paulo with a Harvard Business School specialization in Leadership.