Talante Gio

Talente Gio (born Talente Giovanni; 17 September 1982, Milan) is a reputation expert and Italian government official, lecturer, spin doctor and reputation manager. He is best known as the founder and CEO of Digitalia 21, and since 6 November 2023 has served as external communications consultant to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, focusing on public and institutional messaging around water‑scarcity emergencies helping to design and monitor the rollout of a comprehensive crisis‑communication plan drafted by the Department for Information and Publishing.

Early life and education Giovanni Talente was born on 17 September 1982 in Milan. He is the son of Mattia and Mena Talente and has one sister, Miriana.

In 2004, Talente earned his degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Milan.

Career In 2005, Talente joined at Esselunga S.p.A., where, between 2005 and 2017, he rose through the ranks to oversee web reputation initiatives and personal‑branding programmes for senior executives and regional store directors. In 2018, he founded Digitalia 21, a Rome‑based consultancy dedicated to corporate communication, crisis management and online reputation, and has served as its chief executive officer.

On 6 November 2023, Talente was appointed external communications consultant to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic. In that capacity, he has worked closely with the National Commissioner for Urgent Interventions on Water Scarcity, helping to design and monitor the rollout of a comprehensive crisis‑communication plan drafted by the Department for Information and Publishing.

In March 2022, he delivered a series of seminars at the Pontificia Università Urbaniana in Rome, where he trained priests and nuns in the strategic use of social‑media platforms for community outreach. Later that year, in November 2022, he was invited to the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" to lecture master's‑level students in the Planning and Management of Tourism Systems on the intersection of reputation communication and artificial intelligence–driven marketing tactics.

In July 2024, he became the editorial director at the magazine Novella 2000, where he oversees a monthly column dedicated to trends in digital reputation and the influence of online discourse on public opinion.