Antonio Gozzi was born in 1954.

He graduated in Economics at the University of Genoa, where he worked for a long time as an Associate Professor and also studied Industrial Economics.

He is a leading exponent of the world of steel and related activities, and has always been involved in activities and issues concerning industry, energy and shipping.

È Amministratore Delegato di Duferco e Presidente e Amministratore Delegato della Holding italiana del Gruppo Duferco, la società che organizza la presenza italiana del gruppo multinazionale, dal 1995. È stato protagonista della trasformazione di questo gruppo – all’inizio impegnato soltanto nel trading dell’acciaio e delle materie prime per la siderurgia – in una realtà diversificata in molteplici settori: dalla produzione siderurgica, all’energia, dall’engineering, alla logistica e allo shipping.

He is Chairman of Duferco Travi e Profilati, Italy's largest producer of steel beams for construction.

He is President of Interconnector Energy Italia, the consortium that organises the top 80 Italian energy-intensive companies in the steel, chemical, cement and paper sectors.

Since 2022 he has been President of Federacciai.

He is a member of the General Council of Confindustria and has been Special Advisor to the President of Confindustria on European competitiveness and the Mattei Plan since 2024.

He is a Member of the Executive Board of the Aspen Institute.

Committed to the economic, social and cultural promotion of his home territory, he has dedicated the last 16 years to the promotion of youth sport through the Virtus Entella football club.