Prior to joining the OECD, Silvia served as Chief of the Executive Board and External Relations at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2015-2017), and as Senior Advisor to the President of Uruguay, José Mujica (2013-2015). She also worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2005-2013), as an Advisor and Head of office to the Resident Coordinator in Uruguay and as an Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist in the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy in New York.
Prior to this, she was Academic Director of the Department of International Affairs at Sciences Po (Paris), where she expanded the department’s partnerships and international reach. She also served as the Executive Director of the Chair on Middle Eastern Studies with professor Gilles Kepel. Earlier in her career, Silvia also held roles at UNESCO and the Inter-American Development Bank as Special Assistant to the Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences and Policy Advisor to the Special Representative in Europe.
Silvia, a dual Italian and Uruguayan national, holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Sciences Po and a Master’s Degree in Economy and Law from Sorbonne University. She also holds a postgraduate certificate in microfinance from the Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID).