With a Bachelor's degree in Economics & Business from the La Sapienza University in Rome, he has been active in the field of corporate finance since 1977, initially in the Bastogi group, where he was Assistant to the Managing Director, then in the Euromobiliare group.
In 1992 he founded TIP, Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., of which he is Chairperson and CEO.
He has previously taken on institutional roles, as member of the Commission for law 35/92 established by the Budget Ministry (Cappugi Commission for privatizations) and member of the Privatization Advisory Board of Milan city council.