Serial entrepreneur and former professor of information systems, network services and security. Founder of I.NET, the first Italian Internet Provider.

He has been Member of the Italian Parliament in the XVII legislature and member of the High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence of the European Commission.

He is Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale, member of the Leadership council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN), Chairman of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies for Trade and Transport for UN/CEFACT, Member of the coordination board of the Digital with purpose movement.