May 2021 – Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Rome

• Teaching (undergrad) Antitrust & Regulation.
• Programme co-director for the Msc in Antitrust, Regulation and Innovative industries.
• Coordinating applied research on the Law and Economics of Digital Platforms and Data economy.
• Advanced seminars on Regulation and Competition of Telecom and Media markets.
• Advanced seminars on ICT Interoperability, Standardisation, Data Protection and IPRs.

Mar 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Responsible for developing and implementing regulatory, industrial and competition policy for ICT, digital markets, telecom, postal and audiovisual sectors, as well as IP rights and patents for ICT and digital markets. Coordinating the ministerial working groups in charge for: i) the transposition into national legislation of the European Electronic Communications Code, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) and Copyright Directive; ii) radio-spectrum policy; iii) data governance and the regulation of digital services and markets (DMA, DSA, DGA, AI regulations); iv) overall industrial policy for ICT, Media and Telecom sectors.

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Siena

Jan 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Rome Area, Italy

• Advising on a wide range of issues, including, among others: analysis of upstream access markets and definition of pro-competitive remedies; NGA infrastructures roll-out incentives; Broadband mapping and monitoring; Spectrum policy and 5G deployment; Platforms economy and definition of digital markets policy; Big data and Artificial Intelligence.

Oct 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Coordinating the "concurrent" competition law enforcement by the CMA and UK sector regulators, such as Ofcom, ORR, and CAA, including case work under the competition prohibitions, the annual concurrency reports and the UK Competition Network;
• Contributing as economist and EU Law expert to the promotion of competition and competitive outcomes in UK regulated sectors, such as telecoms, airport and railways, by a variety of tools, including market studies and investigations, regulatory appeals and advocacy for policy reforms.

Jan 2012 – Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Brussels, Belgium / Riga, Latvia

• Supporting and participating in a number of BEREC projects and Expert Working Groups, i.e:
• Market and Economic analysis (ie, Relevant markets definition, Margin squeeze);
• Consumer empowerment (ie, Broadband promotion, Universal Service);
• Call termination and international Roaming prices;
• EU telecoms legislative framework (ie, legislative reforms, NRAs’ institutional design, Authorisation procedures);
• BEREC opinions within art. 7/7a procedures (EU Commission "phase II investigations" on NRAs’ draft regulatory measures).

Jun 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Florence Area, Italy /Brussels, Belgium

• Conducting research, and organising policy events and training activities focusing on competition and economic regulation in the Telecoms, Media and Digital sectors.
• Establishing partnership and coordinating avtivities with European Commission (DG CNECT and DG COMP), IRG/BEREC (Independent Regulators Group/Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications); EPRA (European Platform of Regulatory Authorities), and private companies (such as Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Vodafone, Telecom Italia, Fastweb, Wind, Alcatel-Lucent, Qualcomm, France Telecom, Purtugal Telecom, Mediaset, Google) and consumer associations.
• Establishing and coordinating a network of well-established academics and telecoms and media experts.

Jan 2009 – Jun 2009 · 5 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Contribution to the Report on "Regulatory reforms in Italy"

Jan 2006 – May 2009 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Rome, Italy

• Advising companies in the Telecoms, Media, Energy and Banking industries within proceedings before National Regulators, Competition Authorities, European Commission and National Courts with particular regards to cases of illicit agreement; abuse of dominant position (eg, margin squeeze, price and non-price discrimination); regulatory accounting, access and interconnection issues.

Apr 2004 – Aug 2004 · 4 mos · Rome, Italy

• Internship and Professional Training at the Law and Econimics Research Office of Banca d'Italia (Italian National Central Bank).

Sep 2002 – Sep 2005 · 3 yrs · Siena, Italy

• Providing teaching support for 'Competition and Regulation' (at the Department of Law and Business Studies) and 'Public Law' (at the Department of Political and International Sciences).
• Research assistant at the "Centre for Regulation and Management of Local Public Utilities".

Nov 1994 – Jun 1997 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Siena, Toscana, Italia