Antonella followed a long and varied career at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), starting as a delegate in the field in Somalia in 1989. She assumed increasing management and operational responsibilities in Iraq, Sri Lanka, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Rwanda. From 2000 to 2007, she was the main spokesperson and head of media relations of the ICRC. She joined BlueOrchard at the beginning of 2008. Antonella holds a licence ès letters of the University of Geneva and a MSc in Media and Communication of the London School of Economics.