Following his degree in business and economics, earned at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Ravanelli's career began when focusing his university studies on insurances and the utilities sector, with a special interest in regulatory matters.

He started his cooperation with the AEM group as head of electric power and gas trading and, soon after, as CFO and strategy director.

From early 2008 to mid-2014 Ravanelli was general manager of the A2A Group[1][2] – the main Italian multiutility company operating in the electric power and gas sectors, as well as in the environment and energy carrier networks.

On October 22, 2014, Ravanelli succeeded Vito Gamberale as chief executive officer of Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture SGR[3] – the most important Italian investment fund operating in the infrastructure sector.

In 2010, he also became a member of Inframed's Investment Committee[4] – a major infrastructure fund operating in the Mediterranean area.