Graduated in Business Economics at the Bocconi Business University in Milan in 1989.
From October 1989 to January 1992, he worked with RASFIN at the primary market desk. On 1 February 1992, he joined the Financial Service of Mediobanca, of which he became an Executive in July 1999, before moving on to the position of Central Co-Director and Head of the Equity Capital Markets area on 1 April 2000.
In November 2003, he was appointed as a Co-Head of the Coverage and Corporate Finance area, then since March 2006, Central Director and since June, Sole Director of the Corporate Finance and Coverage Large Corporation area. Appointed Deputy General Manager in May 2007, he was also appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca from 2007 until October 2014.
He left his Mediobanca positions at the end of March 2015. He is currently a consultant to entrepreneurs, family offices, companies and financial institutions as well as a promoter and partner of FIEE, the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund. He also holds the role of Director of Nexi S.p.A., Enervit S.p.A., Prada S.p.A., FIEE SGR S.p.A., Wealthness S.r.l. and Nutramis S.r.l..