Luigi Pecoraro was born in Palermo, Italy. He has an Italian degree in Economics and  an MBA in Finance from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. He has moved to the US in 1986 and has over 30 years working experience as Banker as US Representative of Cassa Centrale di Risparmio, (Italian Bank) in New York City and as Financial Advisor with Prudential Securities, the United Nations Federal Credit Union and Raymond James. In 2008 he decided to enter the Real Estate field. Before joining R New York, he has worked with Weichert Realtors and Urban Living International where he has been involved in residential sales of New York City apartments to customers mainly based in Italy.