Area of Expertise: Communication

Marisa has been a member of the Axialent community since 2010. She is an experienced project manager who has dealt with a large amount of projects in several regions like Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Both an Argentinian and Swiss citizen, she graduated in science of communication from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and holds a master’s degree in management and commercial administration from Escuela Europea de Administración y Empresa from Madrid, Spain.

Marisa is a team player who likes changes and challenges. She has worked in Argentina and Switzerland in different branches and places ranging from large multinationals to international tribunals. In addition, Marisa has a keen interest in volunteerism and has worked for different nonprofit organizations.

She is fluent in Spanish, English and German and has a good Italian level.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she currently lives in Winterthur, Switzerland, with her family. In her spare time, Marisa enjoys swimming and traveling to new destinations and indulges her love of books, puzzles and movies.

She also has a great interest in history, philosophy and humanitarian affairs.

Elena has 13 years of experience in consulting and over eight years in leadership development. She provides leadership skills, coaching, communication, conflict management and negotiation training to executives and middle management of large companies.

For years, she has been working as an external coach for different companies and has also been a pioneer in playing the role of an organization’s internal coach. She developed her career in prestigious firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, makeateam and Nycomed Pharma. She is well aware of the training and talent development needs and trends of the pharmaceutical industry. For several years, she has designed and implemented scientific training solutions and skills for a commercial laboratory network.

Elena has a degree in law from the University of Valencia and a Master in Legal Business degree from the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid). She has completed the executive program in human resource studies at the Center Garrigues (Madrid). In addition, she is certified as a professional coach by the European School of Coaching and certified as an associate certified coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She also teaches at several business schools in Spain. She has led and launched a major skills development project for more than 1,000 students at a University in Madrid.

She is fond of analog and digital photography and enjoys making photographic getaways to portray the world through her lens.