Graduated in Computer Engineering from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. From 1996 to 2001 he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at a leading company in the field of typography and industrial printing. In 2001 he founded Ebilling S.p.A. (which became Doxee S.p.A. in 2012) together with Sergio Muratori Casali. Since 2011 he has held various institutional roles and is a member of the Technical and Scientific Council of the E. Fermi Technical Institute of Modena, a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, a member of the Board of Directors of Confindustria di Modena, of Confindustria Digitale Regionale and of the Business University Commission.