Graduated in BSc Media and Communication Studies from Brunel University London with a specialization in online journalism, he joined Stockholm Resilience Centre in May 2007.

He has more than 15 years of extensive professional experience in the field of science communication.

He also has an Executive Masters in Intercultural Communication from University of Lugano, with a specialization in Intercultural Resilience (pdf, 885.1 kB) and a Diploma for Graduates in International Relations from London School of Economics.

Norwegian mother tongue, he is also fluent in English and Italian.