Alessandro is an Italian native speaker. He attended the University of Padua where he graduated with a BA in 'Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures'. He then continued his studies at Ca' Foscari University in Venice where he obtained a Master's degree in 'Teaching Italian as a foreign language' (ITALS). He holds a professional certificate to teach Italian from the Italian Cultural Institute in London.

Alessandro joined King's in 2016.

In addition to teaching at King's, he collaborates as an Italian teacher with the Royal Academy of Music and the Italian Cultural Institute.

Alessandro is very interested in collaborative learning as a teaching methodology and the use of literature in the classroom.