Massimo Dato was born in Rome on June 4, 1946, he attended the High School Mameli and graduated in Architecture at La Sapienza.
Entrepreneur and freelancer, he married Barbara Fieri, other known Roman bridge player, who gave him two sons.
At international level he gained a gold in the Championships MEC Juniors Teams in 1971.
Ay national level he collected several placings and won the Mixed Pairs in 1978, the Open Teams in 1989, the Italy Open Cup in 1995 and the Italy Mixed Cup in 2005.