Where does Giovanni Calo work?

Giovanni Calo is Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners.

Where did Giovanni Calo go to school?

Giovanni Calo studied at Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Finance); WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Bachelor of Science - BS, International Business Administration); Schoolcraft College.

Giovanni Calo

Investor

Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners

Michigan

About

Giovanni Calo is an Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners' growth fund, where he works on diligence, sourcing, building AI workflows, and supporting portfolio companies. He previously held roles including Equity Research at MSU's Research Foundation, Risk & Financial Advisory at Deloitte, AI Business at Perplexity, Investment Banking at Guggenheim, and Growth at Leland. He earned a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University's Broad College of Business, started at Schoolcraft Community College, and also attended WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Experience

Mercato PartnersInvestorcurrent2026 — present
LelandGrowth2026
Exit Quotient VenturesInvestment Analyst2025 — 2026
Guggenheim PartnersInvestment Banking2025
PerplexityAI Business Fellow2025
Beauceron EnterprisesFounder2024 — 2025
Menschen FoundationBoard President2024 — 2025
MSU Research FoundationEquity Research Analyst2024
DeloitteRisk & Financial Advisory Analyst | Technology2024
Powersports DealershipNomad aka Porter2023
Lowe's Companies, Inc.Front-End Cashier2022
In-and-Out Topsoil, Inc.Field Laborer2018 — 2022
Self EmployedGaming PC Builder2018 — 2020
ParadiseParkVenue Worker2017 — 2018
Self EmployedRe-Seller2016 — 2017

Skills & more

Corporate FinanceFinancial ModelingFinancial AccountingAccountingVBA ExcelOrganization SkillsProblem SolvingMultitaskingCommunicationAnalytical Skills

Guggenheim Securities – 2025 IB Analyst Internship Training Program — Financial Edge Training
Private Equity Fundamentals — Deloitte
FMC™ Certification — Adventis

From Giovanni's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mercato Partners

Amy Cooper

Executive Assistant at Mercato Partners

Austin Lignell

Associate at Mercato Partners

Ben Davis

Director at Mercato Partners

Brian Lanier

Chief Financial Officer at Mercato Partners

Casey Nixon

Senior Associate at Mercato Partners

Dave Boyce

Director at Mercato Partners

Easter Niko

Fund Controller at Mercato Partners

Greg Warnock

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Mercato Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Giovanni Calo?: Giovanni Calo is an Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners' growth fund, where he works on diligence, sourcing, building AI workflows, and supporting portfolio companies. He previously held roles including Equity Research at MSU's Research Foundation, Risk & Financial Advisory at Deloitte, AI Business at Perplexity, Investment Banking at Guggenheim, and Growth at Leland. He earned a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University's Broad College of Business, started at Schoolcraft Community College, and also attended WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management.
Where does Giovanni Calo work?: Giovanni Calo is Investment Analyst at Mercato Partners.
Where did Giovanni Calo go to school?: Giovanni Calo studied at Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Finance); WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Bachelor of Science - BS, International Business Administration); Schoolcraft College.