Elena Olga Pistorio completed her IB Diploma from the American School of Milan and her double BA in Economics and Media Culture with Honors from Brown University. Upon graduating, Elena worked as a Business Analyst in Ansaldo, a Genoa based MNC, and later moved to Paris to join the Media Department of Euro-RSCG.

Before becoming the full time mother of two children, Elena Pistorio quenched her long-time passion for filmmaking by completing a Masters Degree in Film and Television Production from Goldsmith College in London, producing, writing and directing a short feature film, “Jackie’s Game”, which was screened at the BBC Short Film Festival among others. She subsequently attended film festivals at Cannes and Venice as a correspondent, contributed to the translation of television and independent film productions, and worked on productions of feature films with artists of the caliber such as James Ivory and Ismail Merchant.

Elena Pistorio’s experience as a mother has deeply shaped her, motivating her to join the workforce once again, to lead the environmental and social concerns of the STMicroelectronics Foundation as Director of Operations in 2004. She is presently living in Singapore with her family.

Elena Olga Pistorio