More about Viola
Viola has strong experience in developing and professionalizing women's football globally. This includes developing 10-year professional women's football strategies for national football associations, delivering projects to demonstrate the value of women's football, and supporting the development of women's football strategies for international football federations. Viola also has broader experience in football and competition design, including designing strategies to transform and privatize football leagues and conducting feasibility studies for new football stadium developments.
Before joining Portas, Viola graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She actively participates in football, having played in the Women's National League in Singapore, and has represented Middlesex County in cricket at the U15 and U17 levels.