Having graduated in Law with the maximum vote and honours at the La Sapienza University in Rome, he began his professional career in 1983 at Consob, covering various roles, among which that of Regulations Manager.
He has been the Vice-Director of Assonime being responsible for corporate and securities market law matters, and subsequently the Secretary of the Board of Directors and General Counsel of Telecom Italia S.p.A. and General Counsel and General and Institutional Affairs Director of Pirelli & C. S.p.A.
From 2001 to 2020, he was the Chairman of the “Company Law Working Group” of Business Europe – The Confederation of European Business.
Since 2014, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Armònia SGR S.p.A., of which he became the Chairman in April 2024.
Since April 2024 he is a member of the Board of Directors of Webuild.
During the years, he was a member of the Board of Directors of listed companies such as Pirelli Real Estate, Autogrill, and Reply, and of non-listed companies like Monte Titoli, Camfin and IEO (Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, European Oncological Institute).
Starting from 1989, he taught courses and gave seminars on corporate law and corporate governance at important Italian universities, among which the LUISS University in Rome, the Bocconi University in Milan and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University) in Milan. He published many papers on corporate law and securities market law, and he is the author of the "Diritto del Governo Societario" (Corporate Governance Law), which in 2020 reached its 5th edition.