A journalist, he has worked at the daily newspaper Avvenire since 1994. He is the Editor-in-Chief at the Central Desk and primarily writes analysis and commentary on issues related to the economy, the environment, society, demography, and family policies. He has published several essays on economic and social issues, including Operatore nonprofit (Mondadori, 1998), Sorella Banca (Monti, 2000), and Understanding the Crisis (Rubbettino, 2012). In 2022, his first literary work, L’uomo che guardava la montagna (The Man Who Looked at the Mountain), was published. He enjoys hiking in the mountains and swimming.