is Assistant Professor in Economic Sociology at the University of Macerata. His main research interests are: social policy in a comparative perspective, poverty, healthcare policies. During the last ten years he has been Regional Councillor at Marche Region, where he has been President of the Healthcare policies Committee and President of the Policy evaluation Committee. Since 2020 he is the Ministry of Health representative in “Italia Longeva” (National Association on Ageing and Active Longevity).