Giulia Zino is the Head of Donor Relations for Proximity Designs, an award-winning social enterprise based in Myanmar that focuses on designing and delivering affordable, income-boosting products that complement the entrepreneurial spirit of rural families. She is based in Yangon (Myanmar).
Giulia joined Proximity in February 2020 after holding various roles in the political and security risk consulting industry in Asia and Europe. She has ten years’ experience in advising multinational companies, government and non-profit organisations on how to successfully invest and operate in developing and frontier markets, with a focus on Myanmar and South-East Asia. She has helped dozens of companies enter Myanmar since the start of the reform process in 2010-11, including in the context of the country’s first oil and gas, foreign banking and telecommunications licences rounds.
Giulia has a M.Litt. in International Security Studies from the University of St Andrews (St Andrews, UK) and a BA in Communication and Institutional Relations Studies from LUISS University (Rome, Italy).
