Cristina Papparotto graduated in Business Administration, specializing in company law, at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She then entered the family industrial plant design business, first as an administrator then overseeing the merger with another company operating in the same field and in the renewable energy industry, becoming vice chairman.

She has gained considerable experience in various industrial, financial and public utility companies as a member of their boards. She has been an active member of Confindustria since 1990, first in the young businessmen group and then holding a series of positions in Confindustria Udine, where she was also vice chairman for many years.