After some years at the Banca d�Italia as a in-house legal counsel he became Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, head of the legal affairs, banking and financial markets department. He was Director of State-owned companies, such as Telecom Italia, Ferrovie dello Stato, Alitalia, Fincantieri, and Government representative in the Bank of Italy�s governing council. He was member of several national and European committees as a representative of the Italian Ministry of Economy. He was contract Professor of banking law in Italian Universities department. He was appointed Senior Vice President for corporate affairs and governance of Eni on May 2006.