Graziano Dragoni was born on 9 May 1958 in Borgonovo V.T. (PC). In 1983 he obtained a degree in electronic engineering at the University of Pavia.

For over 20 years his interests lay in studying and developing open systems in the Information Communication Technology sector. 

From 1988 to 2003 he worked with CEFRIEL, the training and research centre of the Politecnico di Milano, which brings together the principal companies in the ICT sector. At CEFRIEL he was initially responsible for designing and running the IT system and subsequently, from 1989 onwards, he was General Manager. Mr Dragoni's duties are: organisation, planning and coordination of training activities; management of the IT system, human resources, and economic/financial aspects; activation and direction of consulting and research projects at Italian and European level.