borghi has worked since he was young in the field of financial markets, starting his career at 19 at a stockbroker's office in milan. subsequently, he moved to deutsche bank, to merrill lynch and then again to deutsche bank, where he reaches the highest level of management, being appointed managing director in 2006. as a working student, he graduated in economics and banking with 110 cum laude, attending the catholic university of the sacred heart in milan in the evening and winning the agostino gemelli award as the best graduate of his degree course.