Stefano joined Facebook in 2019 and leads the EMEA Privacy policy team. In this role Stefano guides the EMEA product policy function, which focuses on all privacy-related policy aspects of Facebook products and services including Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and Oculus. He also directs the EMEA privacy policy function and routinely engages with legislators, regulators, privacy experts and academics in the EMEA region.

Before joining Facebook Stefano worked for 10 years with the Telefonica Group, where he was responsible for all legal matters arising from the Global Digital Services and Big Data divisions of the Telefonica Group as well as Telefonica Insurance and Financial Service Divisions.

He routinely appears before European Authorities (EU Commission, EU Parliament, national regulators), as well as Latam and US authorities. He is a regular speaker at international conferences on data protection, privacy and technology.