Born in Milan, Italy, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, PhD in “Biology and Productivity of Cultivated Plants”, Adjunct Professor of “Botany and Arboriculture” at the Politecnico di Milano 1863, Guarantor of “Greenery, Soil, and Trees of the Municipality of Milan”.

Plants and the environment are the focus of academic and professional activity: from the design of urban and territorial green areas to the cultivation of plants in vitro, from the agronomic evaluation of small fruit varieties to the study of the quality of apple trees in the mountains, to the care of ornamental plants internal and external.

He is a founding member of the company AGER – Agriculture and Research (www.agercoop.it), member of the editorial board of the magazine ACER (www.ilverdeeditoriale.com), collaborates with the urban planning studio Urbanstudio (www.urbanstudio.it).

He was a member of the Order of Agronomists and Forestry Doctors (ODAF) of Milan and a member of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural School of the Monza Park. Professional experience has ranged from research work for the Agricultural University of Milan to marketing manager for multinational company based in Italy and the United States.

Research fields: urban green spaces, plant nutrition, small fruits, tissue culture and urban and sports lawns. Currently adjunct professor of “Botany and arboriculture” for the international master’s degree in “Landscape architecture. Land Landscape Heritage” at the Politecnico di Milano and freelance agronomist specialized in the design of large green spaces in an urban environment. The didactic and professional activity focuses on the protection of the territory and on environmental sustainability.