Costantini was born on August 12, 1971, in São Paulo, Brazil. She holds a degree in Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.[3] She complemented her studies with a master's degree in business administration from Loyola University Chicago in the United States, specializing in marketing.[4][5][6]
Costantini began her career at General Motors Brazil in 1998, in the areas of marketing and sales, strategic marketing, sales forecasting, and brand management. In 2002, she was transferred to the pickup truck plant in Arlington, Texas, as Plant Manager for Chassis. She returned to GM Brazil as Program Manager and worked in Market Research, serving as Market Research and Product Planning Executive.[7] She was the regional director of post-sales and customer service at GM South America and president and CEO of General Motors Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.[8][9] In 2013, she was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in the world.[10] Costantini also led the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (ADEFA) and was chosen as CEO of the Year in November 2015.[11][12][13]
With the arrival of Mauricio Macri to the Presidency of Argentina, Isela Costantini was appointed as president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, replacing Mariano Recalde,[14][15] but she did not take office until January 2016. In the meantime, the acting president of the airline was Manuel Álvarez Trongé.[16]
Isela Costantini resigned as president of Aerolíneas Argentinas on December 21, 2016.[17]
In 2018, she was awarded a Konex Prize – Diploma of Merit by the Konex Foundation for her career as an Executive in the Industry over the past decade in Argentina.[18]
