He is currently VP of Advanced Research and he has the responsibility to oversee the Division Innovation process including research projects portfolio definition as well as the industrial exploitation of the developed technologies and management of the national and International research collaboration network. He is the chairman of ACARE Italy, member of the General Assembly of ACARE, of the ASD R&T Commission, of the European Materials Modelling Council – Industrial Advisory Board (EMMC-IAB), of the Technical Committee of the Italian Aerospace Technology Cluster. Since 2014 is member of the Governing Board of the Clean Sky JU where he acts as Deputy Chairman. He has been also Member of the SESAR JU Administrative Board. In the past 30 years he has matured a large experience in managing National and International research projects acting as Technical Project coordinator and Program Manager. He  joined Leonardo Aircraft Division (formerly Aeritalia) in 1987.