Profile

Qualified lawyer and technology counsel with 10+ years of post qualification experience, bridging the gap between complex legal frameworks and digital innovation.
Currently serving as Head of Product Privacy & Ethics at PagoPA, leading the data protection and AI compliance strategy for Italy’s critical digital public infrastructures and citizen-facing services. Possesses deep expertise in data protection, AI governance and intellectual property, with a specific focus on the software development lifecycle and open source. Combines legal acumen and lateral thinking with a broad range of IT skills.
Appointed External Expert for the City of Turin's Ethics Board for Emerging Technologies and member of the Steering Committee for the Ph.D. in Law at the University of Milan.

  • 2023 oct - PresentHead of Product Privacy & Ethics (PagoPA, Rome, Italy)

    Lead a team of specialized privacy and technology counsels, overseeing privacy compliance of Italy’s critical digital public infrastructures, serving millions of citizens. The team orchestrates Privacy by Design principles across the entire software lifecycle for major national platforms, including the citizens' companion mobile app (IO app), the Italian EU Digital Identity Wallet solution (IT-Wallet), the digital payment platform (pagoPA), the digital notifications platform (SEND), and the interoperability platform for public administrations.
    Provide strategic legal advice and guidance on data protection, artificial intelligence and open source software, contributing to the development of the corporate governance and strategy for artificial intelligence.

  • 2022 apr - 2023 sepProfessional Privacy & Tech Counsel (PagoPA, Rome, Italy)

    Prior to current leadership role, partnered directly with engineering and product teams to identify, analyse, and mitigate legal and privacy risks, throughout the product lifecycle. Focused specifically on electronic identification, digital payments and customer experience monitoring, delving into cryptography, pseudonymization and anonymization techniques. Responsibilities included conducting rigorous compliance reviews for new products and features and authoring Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).

  • 2015 nov - 2022 marQualified lawyer & Data Protection Officer (Turin Bar Association, Italy)

    Litigated civil, tax and administrative cases, and advised individuals, public bodies and private companies on data protection, freedom of information, tech law, property law and inheritance matters. Concurrently, served as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for both the Turin and Asti Notary Councils from 2018 to 2022. During legal practice, served as an appointed member of the Turin Bar Council's Scientific Commission (2016-2017) and the Informatics Commission (2019-2022).

  • 2010 jan - 2015 octEarly career

    Began legal career with comprehensive training in civil law and notary practice, as a Trainee Notary at Studio Notarile Ferraris and, subsequently, as a Trainee Lawyer at Studio Legale Valas in Turin, Italy.

 

  • 2025 AIGP - Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • 2025 CIPM - Certified Information Privacy Manager (IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals)
  • 2023 CIPT - Certified Information Privacy Technologist (IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals)

 

 

Conferences, Lectures and Seminars

  • 2021-12-15The main cyber threats and how to defend against them (theory and practical cases) (Turin, Italy)

    Seminar (online) at the "Dialogues in digital awareness: a secure computerized study" conference organised by the Turin Bar Association Council, Informatics Commission.

  • 2021-10-07Writing about law: word processing and automated drafting of legal documents; interoperability and security in document transmission processes (Milan, Italy)

    Lecture to the Single-cycle Master's Degree Course in Law, University of Milan, “Computer legal skills” course - Prof. Pierluigi Perri.

  • 2021-10-06The jurist and the current technology landscape. Legal tech, cloud computing, big data (Milan, Italy)

    Lecture to the Single-cycle Master's Degree Course in Law, University of Milan, “Computer legal skills” course - Prof. Giovanni Ziccardi.

  • 2021-03-18Civic Hacking and Open Data: a democratic revolution? (Milan, Italy)

    Seminar (online) organised by Legal Hackers Milan during Milano Digital Week 2021.

  • 2021-03-10Messaging services and privacy - do we need to worry? (Verona, Italy)

    Seminar (online) organised by the Verona Order of Engineers (“Cybersecurity 2021” cycle).

  • 2021-01-22im irl – instant messengers in real life (Rome, Italy)

    Webinar organised by the Cyber Saiyan Association (RomHack Conference organizer).

  • 2020-10-22The reception of clients and participation in meetings remotely (Milan, Italy)

    Lecture (online) to the Single-cycle Master's Degree Course in Law, University of Milan, “Computer legal skills” course - Prof. Pierluigi Perri.

 

 

 

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