- Retired Brigadier General and decorated Fighter Pilot in the Italian Air Force, now based in Abu Dhabi, UAE- 30+ years in the Aerospace & Defence field covering multiple positions in Logistics, MRO, Operations and  Diplomacy  as Defence Attaché to the Embassy of Italy in the UAE.- Post military he was appointed Senior Executive Advisor for Strategy&, Middle East working on key consulting and strategy projects in the GCC for Aerospace, Defence and security clients- Degree in Aeronautical Science from  Federico II University of Naples