Earned a degree in communication sciences, wrote his thesis on film semiotics; organized the Ivrea 2002 Summer Film Review at the art film movie house ABCinema, Ivrea; member of the editorial board of «Varieventuali» (2001—2004), a magazine produced in Ivrea. Member of Legambiente, collaborated as PR coordinator of “La Notte dei Rospi” [Night of the Frogs] campaign of Legambiente Piemonte – Valle d’Aosta and co-authored the book Fiumi senza acqua. La situazione in provincia di Torino [Rivers without water, the situation in the province of Turin] published by Legambiente.
