Stefano Mauri is chairman of GeMS, TEA, Pro Libro, Nord, Bollati Boringhieri; Managing Director of Longanesi & C., Garzanti, Guanda; Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Messaggerie Italiane. He is the Italian representative of the Italian Publishers Association (AIE). He is the creator of the Literary Tournament IoScrittore, a competition of debutant writers in the dual role of authors and judges, in an innovative and democratic formula of editorial scouting.