Role
President of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum Foundation in Turin. A former member of the FIFA Council representing UEFA and a former member of the CONI National Board.
Bio
With a degree in History and Historical Demography, Evelina Christillin began her professional career in institutional communications, working at the Fiat Press Office from 1978 to 1985, with responsibilities for sporting events and relations with the foreign press. She subsequently taught Modern History at the Faculty of Education at the University of Turin. Her leadership career developed by integrating skills in sports management , culture, and complex event management.
Between 1996 and 1997, she joined the Scientific Committee for Juventus' centenary, and in 2007, she joined the club's Culture Group. From 1998 to 1999, she served as executive president of the Torino 2006 Promotion Committee, coordinating the bidding process for the XX Winter Olympic Games . From 2000 to 2007, she served as deputy vice president of the organizing committee (TOROC).
From 2001 to 2005, she served on the CONI National Board with a special mandate dedicated to the 2006 Olympics. Over the years, she held management positions at numerous cultural institutions and organizations of national importance, including the Teatro Regio and the Teatro Stabile di Torino, ENIT, and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). In 2012, she was appointed president of the Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie in Turin, a position renewed for the 2024-2028 four-year term.
In September 2016, she was elected as UEFA's female representative on the FIFA Council, a body in which she served for two consecutive terms until its expiration in 2025. Since 2017, she has also taken on the role of Vice-Chair of the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee, concluding her roles in international football bodies at the same time as the conclusion of her institutional journey.