Paolo Sigismondi’s primary research and teaching interests focus on the phenomena of globalization forged by new technologies and economic forces in the media industry, and their multifaceted economic, political, social and linguistic impact on societies around the world.

He graduated summa cum laude in economics from LUISS University in Rome. At the University of Southern California, he earned an MBA from the Marshall School of Business, a graduate certificate in Business of Entertainment from the School of Cinematic Arts, and an MA and a PhD from USC Annenberg. He has more than a decade of work experience in the global media and entertainment industry. He held executive positions with Mediaset and Telemontecarlo, two leading European media companies; in the United States, he worked at the world headquarters of Warner Bros. Entertainment.

Sigismondi’s research has been published in leading academic journals and presented at international conferences around the world. He is the editor of the book World Entertainment Media: Global, Regional and Local Perspectives (Routledge), which features analyses and case studies from leading international media scholars exploring causes and effects of globalization in different media landscapes. He is the author of the book The Digital Glocalization of Entertainment: New Paradigms in the 21st Century Global Mediascape (Springer Science + Business Media), the translator of its Italian edition (FrancoAngeli), and the author of the book Redefining Media in the Digital Age: New Global Competitive Advantages (Springer Nature) which analyze different issues originating in the digital evolution of the media industry, and their ramifications.