After graduating from the Michelangelo high school in Florence, Riccardo Ventrella graduated in Bologna in Cinema History. Today he is the communications manager for the Fondazione Teatro della Toscana, in the past he was artistic director of the Notte Bianca in Florence, artistic coordinator of the Estate Fiorentina from 2011 to 2013 and director of the Teatro della Pergola. He is an avid runner and a supporter of charitable causes.