Francesca Carlesi

Currently CEO of Revolut in the UK, Francesca is a growth-leader and entrepreneur with almost 20 years of experience in financial services. Before joining Revolut in December 2023, she was CEO of Molo, the UK’s first digital mortgage lender, a company which she founded in 2017 and grew successfully to exit in 2023. Previously Francesca had held several senior roles in some of the largest banks in Europe, including Deutsche Bank and Barclays. She started her career in consulting and private equity at McKinsey & Co. and Bridgepoint Capital between London and Milan. She holds a PhD in Banking and Finance from the University of Rome, MBA (Hons) from Columbia University, Diploma from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Francesca was nominated a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014.