Dario Odifreddi

Dario Odifreddi was born in Turin on 23 November 1961; he is married to Elena and has three children: Federica, Marco and Luca. In 1987, he graduated with a mark of 110/110 in Economics and Business from the University of Turin.

He began working in 1988 (CNR), dealing with legislative instruments and policies in the field of industrial and development policy. For over 20 years, he has been designing and coordinating, at national and international level, research and projects on education systems and regional policies, with particular reference to tackling social deprivation and welfare systems. He is the author of numerous articles and publications on the subject of the career guidance, training and employment pathway.

Since 1997, he has been President of the ‘Consorzio Scuole e Lavoro’ Association, which operates through 20 training agencies across the country. Since 2004, he has been President of the Piazza dei Mestieri Foundation, a training organisation that supports the preparation and induction of young people into the world of work. As founder of Piazza dei Mestieri, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic as an Officer by President Mattarella in 2025. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Executive Board and, since 2014, Secretary-General of the national association Forma; an association that is broadly representative of vocational training in Italy, which engages with the Government and Parliament on vocational training policies and signs the National Sectoral Agreement