Patrizia Calò graduated with honors in Economic and Financial Sciences – Land and Tourism Economy and holds a Ph.D. in Tourism Sciences: methodologies, models, and policies at the University of Palermo. In 2015, she was an educational tutor at the University of Palermo and from 2020 she cooperates as an expert in Tourism Economics with the University of Palermo. She is a researcher at OTIE and works together with the President in scientific research. She is actively involved in EU Projects as scientific/technical staff.