Giordano Nardini graduated from the University of Bologna in 2004. He is the Director of the Veterinary Clinic Modena Sud where he is the head of the exotic pet service. He holds a PhD in Morpho-physiology and Veterinary Pathology and he is a diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Herpetology). He was the President of SIVAE (Italian Society of Exotic Animals Veterinarians) from 2014 to 2017. His main focus is in exotic pets but he is also the head veterinarian for Fondazione Cetacea rescue center on Marine Turtles in Riccione (Italy) and works in several zoological centers. He is the President of ABA (Associazione Benessere Animale – wellbeing animal association) since 2018.