Irene began her career at Chase Manhattan Bank (1989-1995), where she worked between London and Milan, eventually becoming co-head of Corporate Finance. A move to London brought her to Financial PR agency Dewe Rogerson, where she worked from 1995 to 1999 as Country Manager for Italy, advising the then Italian Treasury Minister. Irene’s activity as an “angel” investor for start-ups began in her London days. Irene then moved back to Italy as Head of Investor Relations for Italian food & dairy corporation Parmalat (1999 -2004), before moving to roles as Senior Consultant for Holloway & Ass, then Head of IR and CSR for the insurance company Alleanza Assicurazioni- Generali Group (2006 – 2007). In 2008 she became General Manager of Italian charity association SIF. She was the founder and CEO of Newton (TV production) from 2009 to 2016.
Irene is a member of the board of the Oliver Twist foundation, established by Italian asset management company Kairo’s, and a Trustee of Thomas’s School Foundation. Irene currently serves on the boards of MusiXmatch ( the World's Largest on line Lyrics Catalog) and CharityStar (on line platform for non-profit organizations auctions on line).