Francesco Melloni
Project Finance Lead
Francesco Melloni's interests
Carbon markets
Capital markets
Climate finance
Climate science
Environmental economics
ESG
Finance
Investment research
Investment strategy
Public finance
Francesco Melloni is a seasoned finance professional with a wealth of experience in global financial institutions. Driven by a passion for the intersection of capital markets and climate action, he oversees the analytical framework for execution and delivery risk assessments of early-stage carbon projects.
Before joining BeZero, he was Vice President in the Cross Asset Solutions team at Citigroup, where he specialised in researching, developing, and structuring innovative investment strategies, ranging from traditional products to ESG and carbon markets.
Education
School of System Change, School of System Change in Finance 2024
Bocconi University, MSc in Finance
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