Dalia is one of the founders and Vice-Preisdent of Women in Mobility, Infrastructure, Transport (WiMIT), a voluntary organization dedicated to empowering women and addressing gender disparities in Italy´s transport, infrastructure, and moiblity sectores. Establised in January 2025 after two years as a community, the non-profit promotes gender equity in transport and amplifies underrepresented voices in a sector where women make up only 14% of the workforce. With WiMIT, Dalia seeks to foster sisterhood among women professionals and create a powerful network that supports professional frowth. At a time when leaders are reshaping cities and transport systems, WiMIT is committed to ensuring that these spaces reflect the needs of all people, regardless of gender, background, or ability.
Currently, she is a project manager at a national institutional entity in Switzerland, where she works on strategic pojects for the management of road infrastructures. Dalia obtained a cum laude MSc degree in Civil Engineering at Politecnico di Milano; she focused her ealier career in in Italian trnsportation consulting markets. Since 2020, she has also been part of the Association for European Transport.
Dalia´s passion for transportation was born from traveling frequently betwen cities since early childhood, as she was born from a Florentine father and a Zurichese mother. She was and is fascinated by transport infrastructures and the possibilities of interconnection between cities.