Full professor of Political Science in the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) and Vice Rector for Society and Public Engagement, Community and Rector’s Program Implementation at the Polytechnic University of Turin, where he coordinates the Theseus - Technology, Society and Humanity study center. 

He is scientific coordinator of the Master in Technology and Public Policy promoted by the Polytechnic of Turin with the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization (ITC-ILO). His research interests include the political economy of labor and welfare, and the socioeconomic and political impact of technological change.

Before joining the Politecnico di Torino, he taught at the University of Milan and LUISS Guido Carli in Rome and was Luigi Einaudi Chair scholar at Cornell University, NordWel scholar at Syddansk Universitet, visiting scholar at UC Berkeley and University of Washington. Between 2014 and 2016 he was an advisor to the Minister of Labor and Social Policy and the Prime Minister's Office. Between 2016 and 2020, he was president of Italy’s National Institute for Public Policy Analysis (INAPP).

Since April 2025 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the CSF Foundation.