Sergio Bologna was born in Trieste (Italy). He started an academic career after a short work experience at the Press and Advertising Department of Olivetti. He taught at the universities of Trento, Padua and Bremen. In 1985 he left the university and founded a Buro of management consulting, sharing life and work experience of freelancers. Since 1991 he publishes books and articles on the social condition of independent work. He is a founder of the Italian freelancers’ movement and co-founder of the group Potere Operaio and magazines such as 'Classe Operaia' and' Primo Maggio'.
