Francesco is Founder, CEO and CIO of Fasanara Capital, where he oversees the firm’s investment strategy, portfolio construction, and research across multi-asset and multi-strategy portfolios. Prior to founding Fasanara, he was Managing Director and EMEA Head of the Midcaps and Principal Investors Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, directing investment activity across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Earlier in his career, he worked as a research analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities, publishing white papers on derivatives modelling, fixed income, and volatility strategies. He is a graduate of Bocconi University.