Piero Benvenuti is Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the University of Padua and was recently appointed Director of the International Astronomical Union Centre for the Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies from Interference by Satellite Constellations (CPS). He carried out part of his activity for the European Space Agency (ESA) as manager of the astronomical satellite International Ultraviolet Explorer and the Hubble Space Telescope. He was President of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and Commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). He was Secretary General of the International Astronomical Union for the three years 2015-18 and, ad interim, in 2024. He is interested in the relationship between science and theology and was a consultant for the Pontifical Council for Culture for the decade 2013-23.
