Pronouns: She/her
An Italian native, Michela has worked in EU Public Policy for over 12 years. She joined Facebook (now Meta) in November 2018, leading on files relates to content regulation and safety online. Between August 2021 and July 2022, she was seconded to Meta’s Safety Policy team, where she worked with internal teams and with external safety organizations and government bodies to ensure stakeholders understood the company’s commitment to the safety of its users. As of August 2022, she is back in the EU Affairs team and is leading the team efforts on all matters related to safety online, including women’s safety.
Before Facebook, Michela worked as the Director of EU Policy for the Developers Alliance, the global association of software developers, and prior to that, she was at the GSMA, the trade association that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry. Her previous experiences include working for the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU, the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and the European Parliament.
Michela holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Bologna, Italy.
