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She implemented the Social Entrepreneurship initiative with Harvard University and the MIT, as well as various international forums on migration, employment and the SDGs.

Currently CEO and co-founder of the Global Center for Social Strategy and previously Director of the International Affairs of the Mexican Youth Institute.

Lawyer from the University of Guadalajara, specializing in Public Administration and Policies. Jalisco Youth Award (2012), she has studied leadership, global competitiveness, entrepreneurship and youth at Georgetown University, Harvard, Dowling College and the Autonomous University of Mexico.

She also has experience in law, election security and politics, and has worked on numerous political campaigns in the U.S, including the Hillary for America presidential campaign. In 2017, she was elected as Legal Counsel for the Democratic Party Abroad (Democrats Abroad India) and in 2018, she served as Director of the Minnesota Election Protection Program for the Democratic Party (MN-DFL). Her work at present focuses on ensuring voter rights and American interests are protected at home and abroad, and on advancing the security of the 2020 U.S. elections. In addition to this, she is a Disability Rights/Youth Epilepsy Awareness Advocate for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, a Chicago Council of Global Affairs NextGen leader, and in the past has worked for organizations like the Israel Democracy Institute and The Advocates for Human Rights and has published her research arguing for a stronger NATO/BRICS alliance. She has used her experiences to speak and represent the U.S. at various events globally, and loves to help elevate women and youth voices. She hopes to continue to advocate for young people, and to focus on the positive impact that strong human and gender rights can have on election security and democracies. 

Her previous experience includes Chief Operating Officer at the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR). She has also worked in India as an economist covering the pharmaceutical and airline industries, where she was recruited as an analyst by Bloomberg, thus moving from New Delhi to London before moving back to South Africa again to the Johannesburg office.

She has degrees from the University of Cape Town (BSocSc) and Université Paris XII (International Economics), where she wrote her thesis on "Optimal Cartel Policy in India".

She was actively involved in developing the priorities of the G20 agenda, mostly around gender issues, on which she has a keen interest. Antonella’s previous professional experience includes working in International Organizations (ILO and ECLAC), as well as teaching, researching and coordinating academic programs. She is a member of the Latin American Committee in CARI, the main think-tank in Argentina and volunteers in non-profit organizations. She completed her MA in International Relations at Universidad del Salvador (2015) and the Global Competitiveness Leadership Program at Georgetown University (2019).