About Cristina Silingardi
Private Board Director, COO/CFO, Integrator, Public Speaker, & Sustainability Advocate. Driving business success while championing sustainability, inclusion, and meaningful societal impact.
Cristina is a high-impact executive shaping organizations through clarity, authentic communication, and disciplined operations. With leadership experience across three continents, she has guided acquisitions, scaled businesses, and cultivated inclusive cultures. Her global expertise spans finance, operations, HR strategy, and sustainability, enabling organizations to grow with purpose and impact.
Building Global Businesses for Sustainable Growth
Cristina Silingardi brings decades of executive leadership building organizations from the ground up across diverse markets. With a foundation in accounting and finance, she excels at scaling businesses: managing operations, driving international expansion, and integrating acquisitions with cultural sensitivity and financial acumen.
Guiding Through Insight and Governance
As a board director and executive leader, Cristina Silingardi champions sustainable, equitable, and transparent leadership. She negotiates strategically with stakeholders, empowers diverse teams, and aligns ESG priorities with financial performance, combining purpose and profit. Cristina has supported executive transitions arising from transformative growth, crisis situations, and generational ownership transfers in family-owned businesses. As a CPA with extensive governance experience, she brings financial acumen and disciplined oversight to every boardroom.
Cristina Silingardi’s Journey
Born in Brazil to a family of entrepreneurs and academics, Cristina began studying economics with an emphasis on understanding societal inequalities, later discovering a passion for business in Germany while developing cross-cultural and operational expertise. Now based in the U.S., she has led operations, expansions, and acquisitions across multiple continents. Throughout her journey, her commitment has remained constant: creating meaningful impact and improving people’s lives through her leadership, business influence, and community initiatives.