He was announced in August 2011 as the new director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office,[2] but resigned in March 2012 after less than a year in the job.
[3] He was the first director of communications to not speak both French and English, Canada's official languages, which prompted an official complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
[4] Prior to joining the PMO, Persichilli worked as a columnist for the Toronto Star, and as an editor of the Italian language newspaper Corriere Canadese.
[2] He was previously also a producer of multilingual newscasts on OMNI Television.
[2] On March 8, 2013, Persichilli was appointed as a citizenship judge for the Greater Toronto Area.