Stefano Romagnoli graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pisa in 1982 and then was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Minnesota, where he completed a Master of Science Degree in Theriogenology in 1986. He then returned to Italy, got his PhD (1987) and became an Assistant Professor (1987) and then Associate Professor (1991) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pisa, and joined the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Padova as a Full Professor in January 2001. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction, has published 66 papers in refereed journals and more than 300 papers in total. His research interests have focused on small animal reproduction for the last 30 years with a special focus on reproduction in cats, as he has served as President of the Italian Feline Practitioners Association (1993-1999) and President of the European Society of Feline Medicine (2000-2006). He has also been Secretary and then President of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS, 2004-2008 and 2008-2010, respectively), President of the European College of Animal Reproduction (2011-2014)