American roots, Italian upbringing, Cristina is a sustainability advisor, coach, writer, moderator and speaker. Based in Milan, Italy, the seeds of her commitment to research and promote sustainable solutions, are rooted in motherhood. When her first child was born she began investigating the impact of our lifestyles on society and the environment.
Caught in the gap between what we know and how we live, she chose to engage personally in the challenge of living sustainably. In 2008 she shared the experience in her first book, Tentativi di Eco Condotta (Rizzoli), and the success of the publication brought her back on Italian national TV, where she had been an entertainment reporter in the Nineties. Her weekly segment on a popular Italian satirical news program, which she wrote and hosted for 14 years, explored the synergies between ecology and technology, showcasing strategies and opportunities to overcome our grand challenges.
In 2009 Cristina published Occhio allo Spreco (Rizzoli) on how to reduce waste in our daily lives, followed in 2010 by Tondo Come il Mondo (Librì Progetti Educativi), for elementary school children, now entering its fifteenth edition, reaching over 1 million students. Her fourth book, A Passo Leggero (Bompiani, 2016), is about the science and experience of empathy, then developed into a workshop. She was editor in chief of The Good Life Italia, has written for Corriere della Sera, La Stampa and Elle, amongst others. As a bilingual moderator, Cristina connects international experts at global events, to discuss complexities and achievements of sustainable development.
Her website is cristinagabetti.com.
Cristina is a graduate of Yale College (Sy ’84) and was vice-president of the Yale Club of Italy.