Formerly Director of the newspapers Corriere della Sera (1997-2003 and 2009-2015) and Sole24Ore (2005-2009), CEO of RCS Libri (2003-2004). Since May 2015 he has been president of Vidas Association, CEO of the publishing house Longanesi (since February 2020) and Vice president of the Dante Alighieri Society. He is a member of the Board of Directors of several Foundations and a member of the Advisory Board of the Permanent Young Editors Observatory, the Advisory Board of Assolombarda and the Advisory Group of Spencer and Stuart Italy, as well as a member of the Aspen Institute Italy. He writes for Corriere del Ticino and Corriere della Sera.