Francesca Paulucci is a native Italian speaker, born in Bologna and raised in Milan. She holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and has pursued a long-standing passion for learning foreign languages (French and Spanish). Francesca has taught Italian at the University of Houston’s Department of Modern Languages and the UH Honors College, and later transitioned to the international business sector, managing energy investment banking relationships for a global data services organization. Her global professional background, extensive travel, and teaching experience provide students with a contemporary and authentic perspective on Italy’s culture, art, traditions, and language.