Francesca Zinetti

Francesca is Head of Programmes at the SHM Foundation, and is focused particularly on our Ember initiative. She has extensive experience in communication, design and marketing for public and private institutions, including the United Nations and top-ranked international companies. Before The SHM Foundation, she was a Project Manager in a PR and events agency where she designed and led projects for art foundations, corporates, public administrations, and cultural festivals. In 2018, she developed the pilot of a not-for-profit initiative aiming to promote the social inclusion of children and adolescents living in suburbs, through their involvement in dance classes.

Based in Italy, Francesca has a Master's in Anthropology from the University of Bologna and attended courses of Human and Social Studies at Université Paris 8.