Giacomo grew up in Trezzo sull'Adda (Italy). He obtained both his BSc and MSc Degrees from Università degli Studi in Milan, where he undertook his final year projects in the laboratory of Prof. La Rosa and Prof. Dalla Croce – investigating the synthesis of novel isoxazoline heterocycles and their participation in chemoenzymatic reactions.

In 2012, Giacomo joined the Chemical Synthesis CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) at the University of Bristol (UK). There, he started his doctoral studies under the supervision of Prof. John F. Bower. During his PhD, Giacomo investigated novel methodologies for selective C–C bond formation via Ir-catalysed C–H activation.

In 2017, he started a postdoctoral appointment in the group of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre at ICIQ (Tarragona, Spain), where, in 2018, he was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship. During this time, his efforts focused on the development of asymmetric reactions, enabled by the photochemical activation of organocatalytic and organometallic intermediates.

In 2020, Giacomo joined the University of Manchester (UK) as a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, working in close collaboration with the research group of Prof David J. Procter on asymmetric Cu-catalysis, sulfonium salt-mediated couplings, and the reactivity of SmI2. 

Two years later, Giacomo started his independent career at UoM, where he was appointed Lecturer in Net Zero Catalysis. Currently, his research interests span from synthetic radical chemistry (electrochemistry and photochemistry) to catalytic processes mediated by Earth-abundant metal sources and main-group elements.

Giacomo is a passionate cook and an avid Inter Milan fan.