Maurizio Paternò di Montecupo graduated summa cum laude in Economics in Naples in 1972 and subsequently began his academic career teaching business disciplines in several Italian universities (Naples, Cassino, and Rome). In 1982, he was a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York. He is the author of numerous scientific publications. He undertook the profession of Chartered Accountant, holding numerous positions as Director or Statutory Auditor of important Italian companies (Accor, De Nora, Krizia, Unicredit, Enelpower, Wind, Cobat, Coca-Cola, etc.). In recent years, he has devoted himself to writing poetry.