Gianpiero studied at SCU for his Bachelor of Business and MBA and worked as a Lecturer for 17 years.

In 2006, he was elected as a Councillor for Lismore City Council for three terms. He has been a strong advocate for Lismore and was instrumental in Saving the Goonellabah Library from closure. He was also able to increase the local content percentage of all Council tenders from 10 to 20% to help local businesses succeed.

He served as a Firefighter with the Goonellabah 316 Fire Station from 2019 to 2023, and he is the current president of the LisAmore Festival.

He is married to Rebekka Battista, the fundraising officer for Our Kids and Our House, and has two sons, Isaak and Nathan, and a beautiful daughter-in-law, Anniah.