Gabriele is Senior Fellow at the Japan External Trade Relations Organisation (JETRO)'s IDE Global Value Chain (GVC) unit, and expert witness and transformation advisor for local and international governments, including the World Trade Organisation. She is also, amongst other, Board Director at the newly established Tokyo Institute of Global Economy, with special expertise in GVCs and disruption, Free Trade Agreement impacts, and educational innovation & transformation.

She served at Federation as its Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, with additional oversight over Quality and Accreditation, and led the academic transformation into its Co-operative education model. She was previously the inaugural Dean, New Business Accelerator at Federation University, launching the popular, inclusive "Federation University Online" and the university's modular, highly responsive, stackable Micro-Credentials offer. Academically, she is a Professor, International Business, having been awarded the prestigious Jean Monnet Chair in Europe for Teaching Innovation Excellence, As a prolific author, she has published 14 business books, multiple A-ranked articles, case studies, reports and online podcast and video-series. She regularly speak in the local and international media.

Gabriele has a comprehensive experience in investment growth and educational innovation locally and globally, with work experience in over twenty countries and serving as honorary / visiting scholar in Germany, France, China, India, the USA and beyond. She transformed The University of Melbourne's International Relations portfolio, and led the International CEO Forum at Gartner Inc, supporting its 250+ membership of multinational clients with executive strategy and professional development advisory across multiple sectors. Amongst other, she designed and launched Pearson's highly successful online Custom Learning capability.

Gabriele holds Board and Committee positions including at the Academy of International Business, the Australia New Zealand Academy of International Business, Commerce Ballarat, and is co-founder and President of multiple, inclusive Communities of Practice and Women organisations.

Contact her for insights and comments on: Global Value Chains & Geopolitical disruption, Free Trade Agreements' impact on business strategy, International business and educational investment strategy, Digitalisation of education, Micro-Credentials, Future-of-Business, European Union, Cross-cultural Management, and Presentation & Communication skills for Leaders.