Non-independent Director of the Board of Directors

Current professional positionsChairman of doValue S.p.A. since 2017. Secretary General of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (IAI) since 2017. Director of Exprivia S.p.A. since 2020. Independent Director of Vantea Smart S.p.A. since 2021. Senior Advisor to Comin and Partners.

Professional assignmentsHe was a Member of the Board of Directors of Leonardo S.p.A. from 2002 until 2010. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SACE S.p.A. from October 2009 to June 2016. He was President of Ispramed from 2010 to 2016. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Torre SGR from October 2013 to July 2018. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Italfondiario from December 2013 to March 2017. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of MilanoSesto from March 2014 to September 2018. From 2011 to September 2016 he was a Senior Advisor to Fortress Investment Group. From 2019 to April 2022 he was Chairman of Retelit Med.

Diplomatic assignments From 2005 to 2009 he was Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America, with accreditation also to the Bahamas and position of Permanent Observer of Italy to the Organization of American States. From 2001 to 2005 he was Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister and his Personal Representative (Sherpa) for the G8 Summits. From 1998 to 2001 he was Ambassador of Italy to Australia, with accreditation also to the Fiji Islands, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Republic of Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia. From 1996 to 1997 he was Coordinator of the Reconstruction Program in Albania. From 1995 to 1996 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of the Office for the Coordination of the International Activity of the Regions. From 1992 to 1995 he was Ambassador of Italy to Iran. In Rome since January 1989, he has been Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister of the Treasury. From July 1989 to 1992 Head of the Press Service and Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . From 1985 to 1989 in Geneva as Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Offices and other International Organizations. From 1984 to 1985 he was assigned to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with special assignments . From 1981 to 1984 he was First Counsellor for Press and Information at the Italian Embassy in Paris. From 1977 to 1981 he was assigned to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Previously, he held various diplomatic posts in Somalia, France (Consul in Chambery for Savoie and Haute-Savoie) and Portugal and worked at FAO in Rome and the European Commission in Brussels.

Social and volunteer assignmentsHe is President of Diplomatia. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Campus Biomedico Foundation in Rome. He is Honorary President of the Italian Committee for the World Food Programme (WFP). He is Honorary President of the National Association of Knights Grand Cross of the Italian Republic. He is a member of the SMLH, Société Des Membres de La Légion D'Honneur en Italie et au Saint Siege. He is a founding member of the New Chess Club of Rome. He was Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. George's School in Rome.

Commitments in the Think Tank and academic activitiesHe is a member of the Institute of International Affairs (IAI), the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), and the ICSA Foundation (Intelligence Culture and Strategic Analysis), of the SIOI, the Italian Society for International Organizations.

Education, training and decorations He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University La Sapienza in Rome. He attended postgraduate courses in International Law and Economics in Belgium, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom and practiced law at a Roman law firm. He has been awarded the honor of Knight of the Grand Cross of the Italian Republic and of other countries of numerous countries, including that of Officier de la Legion d'Honneur of the French Republic. He regularly collaborates with national press outlets providing contributions on international politics issues and is the author of essays including "Obama and the Chinese Shadow" (2010, Guide Edition), "in the front row, which place for Italy in the world" (2019, Guerini Editore), "About Joe" (2020, Paesi Edizioni).