Born in Rome and having studied at both Italian and American universities, Riccardo Lo Faro is a biographer and ghost-writer based in New York, with clients in the US, Europe and other countries. His previous work experiences have brought him to Australia, with Sea World Australia; South Africa, with Ladbroke PLC - Hilton Hotels International; Italy, with Veio Country Club of Roma and with Hotel Mirage in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was the New York correspondent for the international culture magazine ‘NewYorkCityV,’ which is published in the US (New York) and in Italy, as well as distributed on Delta Airlines flights. Since 2004 he has been the editor-in chief of “Convivial Spirit', in New York, the official publication of the New York Delegation of Accademia Italiana della Cucina – an Italian government cultural institution with delegations in all of Italy’s regions as well as all major foreign cities. As a writer and journalist, he is member of the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center, and member of the Italian Association of Journalists. He is the author of books, memorials, articles and other editorial and web content, working mostly anonymously in the employ of private clients and companies, while maintaining various collaborations with journalistic and cultural titles. He is the founder of the PrimiDieci Society and its associated cultural and editorial initiatives: PrimiDieci USA and PrimiDieci UK of which he is also the author. These books are published and presented with a major event in in New York City (USA) and in London (UK) yearly (www.primidieci.org). Riccardo succeeded in several editorial works in the USA, Italy, and northern Europe. His most recent published books are: - PrimiDieci USA (2013; 2014; 2015/16) & PrimiDieci UK 2016 (www.primidieci.org) – PrimiDieci Books are published in the U.S.A., in the U.K., and in Italy, and are officially endorsed by the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and London. - La Terra dei Giauli (www.laterradeigiauli.it) - Italy, 2012: fantasy story for an Italian client in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (endorsed by the UNESCO). Riccardo currently lives in Manhattan, New York, where he works as biographer, ghostwriter and investigative journalist.