From 1991 to 2006, he actively participated in Operazione Mato Grosso, an NGO focused on cooperation projects in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.[3]
During the same period, he served as a federal soccer referee until 2004.[4]
He married in 2004 and later divorced; he has a daughter.
Academic background
Geologist, he graduated cum laude in Geological Sciences in 1999 and earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2004.
He was an Assistant Professor from 2007 to 2014, an Associate Professor from 2014 to 2017, and has been a Full Professor since 2017.
He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presented at various conferences.[5]
He serves as an Associate Editor of Geofluids (Wiley)[6] and is on the Editorial Board of Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer).[7]
As a co-founder and board member of the Energy Security and Transition Lab (EST) at the Energy Center of Politecnico di Torino, he is also a member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Italian Association of Applied Geology (AIGA).
His research focuses on low-enthalpy geothermal systems and hydrogeological issues related to groundwater protection, with interests in digital mapping, rock-fall risk analysis, energy security, and mining sustainability.
He was first elected to the City Council of Torino in 2006.
Re-elected in 2011, he served as the leader of the Democratic Party in the Council until 2013,[8] when he became Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning.[9]
Elected again in 2016, he continued as the leader of the Democratic Party in the City Council[10] until October 2021, when he was elected Mayor.[11]
Since 2015, he has been the President of the National Commission for Housing, Urban Planning, and Public Procurement of ANCI (Italian Municipalities National Association).[12]
He also serves as the Regional Vice President of Metropolis and is a Member of OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth.[13]
He participated in the 7th edition of the Yearlong Mayors Program of the BloombergHarvard City Leadership Initiative (2023-2024).[14][15]