David Marchese was raised in the NY City bedroom community of Westport CT. He got his BA Cum Laude from Washington & Lee University and his MA in Communications Theory at Syracuse University Newhouse School. He has lived in Lexington VA, Zurich Switzerland, Syracuse NY, New York City, Los Angeles and currently resides in Las Vegas. His business and pleasure travel have helped him observe the cultures, voices and social interaction of the people in 17 countries he has visited. Travel is a passion of his.

Cooking is and has been his favorite pasttime since he was 8 years old. The two recent International Superior Product & Service awards for [...], his new wine, food and cultural arts travel tour company has enhanced his wine and food passion.

As an Adjunct Professor for 25 years at Pepperdine University and Loyola Marymount University Hilton School of Business he taught Advertising Creativity and Marketing, Global Tourism Marketing and Infrastructure, Strategic Planning and Entrepreneurship. Education, and instilling "critical thinking" in the youth of America are community obsessions.

For 20 years, David was Board Chairman of the H.A.R.C. Foundation, a 501c3 supporting the discovery and rewarding of Emerging Creative Artists. The Arts are his cultural inspiration.

He is a New York Yankee and Los Angeles Laker fan, and wishes that he had more time for scuba, fly-fishing, landscape photography, and horseback riding - his outdoor interests.

Although he has won 26 international creative writing, design and marketing awards over his career including the REX Award for Creative Marketing Excellence from Forbes Magazine, this is his first "book".