Currently, His Excellency Mr. Stefano Lo Russo is the mayor of Turin, one of the Italian Republic's most important industrial, cultural, technological, and economic hubs. He brought a remarkable scientific mindset and a strong academic background to urban governance as a professor of engineering geology at the Polytechnic University of Turin (Politecnico di Torino) before entering politics. Under his direction, Turin has made great strides toward becoming a smart, sustainably driven city, aggressively promoting an ecosystem of innovation, green energy, and all-encompassing digital change.