Grazia Bennett

Grazia started her career in banking with Irving Trust (New York). She moved to investment banking and worked for Citicorp Investment Banking (London, Rome), and Bank of America Securities (San Francisco) as Vice President Capital Markets. After leaving the finance industry she worked for several years as development director for the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Currently she is working for Sotheby’s International Realty. Grazia brings to her real estate clients a strong sense of value and financial expertise. In addition, her real estate clients can count on her exceptional client service focus, marketing and negotiation skills.

Grazia is known in the Bay Area community for her dedication to philanthropic work centered on fostering entrepreneurship, especially across countries and with youth. She is a member of the Program Committee of the BizWorld Foundation, member of the Board of Governance of the Business Association Italy America (BAIA) and member of the Financial Women Association (FWA). She is also involved with the work of ASTIA and WeareWatermark (formerly the Forum for Women Executives and Entrepreneurs).

Grazia has a J.D. from University of Milan and a M.A. with honors from John Hopkins University, School of International Studies (SAIS).