MEMBER
Francesco Corea

MEMBER TYPE
Think Tank

FOCUS
Research, Horizontal AI, Quantum, Complexity, Synthetic Bio, Healthcare, and Robotics

WORK
Director of Data Science at Greycroft

SUMMARY
Francesco joined Greycroft in 2022 and is based in Los Angeles. He oversees the firm’s data strategy and builds data-driven engines to source, screen, and assess new deals.

Prior to Greycroft, Francesco spent three years at Balderton Capital leading the data and research function, working on end-to-end tools, data, and algorithms for the investment team. Previously, he worked at Anthemis Group as a Fellow, and as a post-doc researcher at Ca’ Foscari University.

Francesco holds a PhD in Economics from LUISS Guido Carli.

Prior to Balderton, Francesco helped a number of AI startups ramp up operations, and worked with small financial boutiques on venture strategies.

Francesco was an Anthemis fellow in London and a fellow at UCLA's IPAM (Institute of Pure and Applied Math) in Applied Math and High Performance Computing.

Francesco has a Bsc in Management; an Msc in Economics; a second Msc in Finance; and a PhD in Economics.

He also did his post-doctoral research on AI and risk management and published several academic peer-reviewed articles and books.

Francesco has lived, studied, and worked in more than ten countries worldwide, and speaks fluent English, Italian and Spanish.

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