Born in Genoa on 9 July 1954, after his studies in political science, he began his journalistic activity at the Ansa agency.
A professional journalist since 1978, he works for various newspapers and periodicals as a reporter, special correspondent, and editor-in-chief for economics and finance.
From 1990 to 1997 he held top management positions in the Mondadori Group magazines Fortune Italia, Epoca, and Panorama.
In 1997 he joined Fininvest SpA as head of the special communication initiatives; in 2003 he became head of the Communication department.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA since April 2018.