Isabel (she/her) was born in Lisbon and trained as a dancer at Gulbenkian Ballet School (Lisbon) and at the London Contemporary Dance School. She had a prosperous career as a dancer, performing with companies such as Images Dance Company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Richard Alston Dance Company and Henri Oguike Dance Company.

In 1999, Isabel retrained in arts management and joined Independance, supported by London Arts. She was General Manager for Henri Oguike Dance Company for almost ten years before re-joining Richard Alston Dance Company as its Executive Director, a position she held for over 11 years. She is now a Trustee for the Richard Alston Foundation.

Isabel joined Akram Khan Company as Head of Operations (Maternity Cover) in August 2020, and became the Company’s Executive Director a year later.