About

ILARIA IS HALF ITALIAN, HALF AUSTRIAN AND BORN IN THE U.S. SHE HAS LIVED IN THE US, AUSTRIA, ITALY AND THE U.K. TODAY SHE CALLS MILAN HOME, BUT HER SUITCASE IS ALWAYS PACKED AND READY FOR NEW ADVENTURES.

Born in Washington DC, Ilaria went to elementary school in Vienna, Austria and completed her German Abitur at the German School in Washington, DC. She has a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Brown University in Comparative Literature/Literary Translation and an MBA from New York’s University in Management and Finance. Ilaria is perfectly tri-lingual in English, Italian and German, has excellent command of French and basic Russian.

Her career began in New York in 1996 where she worked for Nike Communications, an agency specializing in luxury goods. Since then she has worked on a broad range of prestigious brands both in-house and on the agency side in New York, Milan, London and Maranello. Those brands include Bulgari, Gianfranco Ferré, Champagne Krug, Stolichnaya Russian Vodka, the British Fashion Council, London Fashion Week, Proctor & Gamble Prestige brands (now Cody), Disney, Engel & Voelkers, Godiva, Relais & Chateaux, Candy & Candy, Lavazza, The Glenmorangie Company, Ferrari, Fay, Hogan, Hertz and Garage Italia.

Ilaria’s most recent corporate role was at the Tod’s Group. Prior to this she worked at Ferrari’s Headquarters in Maranello, where she was Head of Brand and Corporate Communications under Sergio Marchionne from 2014 to 2017. During this period, she was part of the team that worked on the brand’s IPO and spin-off from FCA.

Ilaria is currently an independent consultant. Please contact her via email at me@ilariaalber.com if you would like to receive her full CV.