Born in Savelli (Crotone) in 1951. He is author of various publications on business history, on the workers’ movement and on the cameral system. He contributed to create the informative system and the archives of the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, of the Council of Stock Exchange and of Eni Spa. He is member of the committee for the historical heritage and for the documents’ administration of the Chambers of Commerce within the Italian Union of the Chambers of Commerce. He is part of the scientific committee of the Labour Museum of Sesto San Giovanni, and member of the scientific committee of Museimpresa. He has been director of the Centre for business culture since 1991.