About
Luke Franson is Director of Fund Management & FX/Treasury at Finance in Motion, where he works on development finance and green lending programs in emerging markets. His experience includes structuring renewable energy transactions and managing foreign exchange and treasury functions.
Experience
- Finance in MotionDirector of Fund Management & FX/Treasurycurrent2022 — presentFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- responsAbility Investments AGHead GCPF Investment Strategy2015 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- Independent ConsultantSpecialist in Development Finance2014 — 2015Greater Colorado Springs Area
- Montana Community Development CorporationChief Financial Officer2014Missoula, Montana
- Finance in MotionSenior Officer, Green for Growth Fund2009 — 2014Frankfurt/Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
- Frankfurt School of Finance and ManagementPlanning and Market Intelligence2008 — 2009Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- European Fund for Southeast EuropePlanning and Investment Team2007
- University of TartuEconomics Tutor2005 — 2006Tartu, Estonia
Education
- University of DenverMaster of Arts (M.A.), Global Finance2006 — 2008
- University of TartuCertificate, Estonian Language2005 — 2006
- Colorado CollegeBA, International Political Economy2000 — 2004
- Jönköping UniversityStudy Abroad Semester, International Business/Trade/Commerce2003
- St Peters Lutheran CollegeSenior Certificate1996 — 1999
Skills & more
Leadership DevelopmentFX DerivativesProduct StructuringBusiness Development1Risk ManagementProject Management1Finance14Business Strategy3Due Diligence2Management ConsultingFinancial Analysis7Financial Modeling2
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Social Media MarketingEmerging MarketsMarket ResearchInternational RelationsContract NegotiationStrategyMarket AnalysisMarketingMarketing StrategyStrategic PlanningManagementAnalysisLanguages English · Estonian · German
From Luke's professional profile.
Colleagues at Finance in Motion
Andrii Rozumny
CRO at Finance in Motion
Anne Zeller
Institutional Investor Relations at Finance in Motion
Borislav Kostadinov
Portfolio Manager at Finance in Motion
Diego Stapff
Portfolio Manager at Finance in Motion
Elvira Lefting
Investor at Finance in Motion
Georg Sticher
Investor at Finance in Motion
Hector Gomez
Managing Director at Finance in Motion
Iveta Tancheva-Nikolova
Portfolio Manager at Finance in Motion
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Luke Franson work?
- Luke Franson is Director Fund Management at Finance in Motion.
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Also worked at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management11
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