mɑːɹkˈɑːnoʊ ˈɜːnd hɪz lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm jˈuːnɪvɚsˌɪdæd kætˈɑːlɪkə ændɹˈeɪz bˈɛloʊ ɪn kæɹˈɑːkəz, vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˌɛlˈɛl.ˈɛm. dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm ˌɪndiːˈænə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv lˈɔː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ænd ɐ mˈæstɚɹ ʌv sˈaɪəns ˈɛm.ˈɛs.ɪn spˈoːɹt mˈænɪdʒmənt fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts ˈæmhɚst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
Marcano earned his law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela in 1992, received an LL.M. degree from Indiana University School of Law in 1998, and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2005.