Dona bertarelli biography
Dona Bertarelli (born ) is a....
Dona Bertarelli is a Swiss entrepreneur, philanthropist and ocean advocate.
Dona Bertarelli is, with her brother Ernesto, co-chair of the Bertarelli Foundation, founded in memory of their father, Fabio. A Swiss philanthropist, investor and sportswoman, she was a driving force behind Serono SA’s philanthropy and educational programmes.
As chair for much of the first ten years of the foundation, Dona led the Bertarelli Foundation’s early work to improve the public’s understanding of reproductive health and infertility, through international conferences bringing together leading researchers, reproductive health experts, patients and patient advocacy organisations, as well as support and advocacy for scientific studies, and dedicated websites.
In 2003, Dona was awarded the Kokopelli Prize by the American Infertility Association in recognition of her work. The Bertarelli Foundation subsequently made marine protection one of its priorities alongside life science.
Dona previously served as Special Adviser for the Blue Economy for the United Nations Conference on
