Giampaolo Fabris, brief biography
Giampaolo Fabris (Livorno, January 6, 1938 - Milan, May 20, 2010) was the president of Episteme Srl. He was also full professor of Consumer Sociology, the first Professorship of this kind in Italy and President of the degree course in Communication Sciences at the Vita-Salute (Lifehealth) San Raffaele University. Fabris taught at the University of Turin, at Ca’ Foscari in Venice, IULM in Milan and in the Sociology faculty of the University of Trento. He was president of the Milan Triennale for a period of five years. He collaborated with a number of both foreign and Italian newspapers and magazines. Fabbri was a lead writer of the "La Repubblica" newspaper Affari&Finanza (business and finance) for the "Consumerism" column. He is considered one of the most important international exponents on consumerism and brands.
The faces of the shift
