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Francesca Reich

Investor

Expert Advisor at Lumen Ventures

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

Francesca Reich is CEO of Barzanò & Zanardo, with a career focused on digital transformation, strategy, innovation, and marketing across publicly listed and state-owned companies. Since April 2024 she has served as a board member of Banca Mediolanum and Tinexta, and since 2024 she has been president of the ValoreD – InTheBoardroom alumni network; she received the Minerva Award from Federmanager and Unindustria in 2022. She holds a degree in Management Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Experience

  1. Barzanò & ZanardoCEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. FondazioneVRTPresidentecurrent2025 — presentTrento
  3. iliadStrategic Board Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Banca MediolanumNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
  5. TINEXTA S.P.A.Non Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
  6. InTheBoardroom by Valore DPresidente Comitato Alumn*current2024 — present
  7. Lumen VenturesMember of the Board of Advisors2023 — 2025
  8. Angels4Women (A4W) - ItalyCo-Founder2018 — 2023
  9. ValoridicartaChief Executive Officer2022 — 2023
  10. Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato ItalianoAmministratore Delegato e Direttore Generale2022 — 2023Roma, Lazio, Italia
  11. Consodata spaCEO2018 — 2021Milan, Italy
  12. ePRICEChief Marketing & Communication Officer2016 — 2018Milan, Italy
  13. Telecom ItaliaDigital Market & Services Director2011 — 2016Rome, Italy
  14. Telecom ItaliaMarketing Director - Wireline and Convergent offer2006 — 2007Milan, Italy
  15. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant1995 — 1998Milan, Italy; Boston, US

Skills & more

Tecnologie dell’informazioneLeadership strategicaImprenditorialità1Vendite e marketingLeadership organizzativaMarketing onlineBusiness managementB2BTrasformazione digitaleMarketing Strategy4Digital Strategy1Business Development4
+10 moreMarketing ManagementMarketing di prodottoBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisTelecommunicationsManagement ConsultingStart-upSocial Media MarketingStrategiaManagement

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Colleagues at Lumen Ventures

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Alessandro Barnaba
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Camilla Cionini Visani
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Daniele Vadori
General Partner at Lumen Ventures
Davide Fioranelli
General Partner at Lumen Ventures
Elisa Rossi
Expert Advisor at Lumen Ventures
Franco Aletti
Expert Advisor at Lumen Ventures
Giorgio Valerio
Expert Advisor at Lumen Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Francesca Reich?
Francesca Reich is CEO of Barzanò & Zanardo, with a career focused on digital transformation, strategy, innovation, and marketing across publicly listed and state-owned companies. Since April 2024 she has served as a board member of Banca Mediolanum and Tinexta, and since 2024 she has been president of the ValoreD – InTheBoardroom alumni network; she received the Minerva Award from Federmanager and Unindustria in 2022. She holds a degree in Management Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Where does Francesca Reich work?
Francesca Reich is Expert Advisor at Lumen Ventures.
Where did Francesca Reich go to school?
Francesca Reich studied at Columbia Business School (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management); InTheBoardroom by Valore D (Executive, Training program to promote diversity in the Boards of Directors); Politecnico di Milano (Industrial Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Banca Mediolanum2

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Also worked at Lumen Ventures8

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Also worked at ePRICE2

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Also worked at Telecom Italia14

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