Former Director of the Bank of Italy's Bari and Trento offices, he now manages anti-money laundering controls in banks, collaborating, among other things, on training activities organized by the ESB.
Born in Palermo, he graduated with honors in Political Science from the University of Palermo. He immediately joined the Bank of Italy, where he rose through the various stages of his career within the branch network, eventually reaching the highest management rank (Office Manager). Specifically, he served first as Deputy Manager (from 1994) and then as Director (from 2000) of six branches; most recently, he managed the Trento office (for a particularly large number of supervised intermediaries) and the Bari regional office. A speaker at numerous conferences on economic and banking supervision issues, both on behalf of the Bank and in his own capacity, he has lectured on degree and master's programs for management schools and universities.