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Francesco Marsella

Partner

Managing Partner, Global Practice Leader, Strategy & Organization

Francesco leads the marketing & sales center of competence of the Automotive practice, helping clients on growth-related projects and business transformation programs.

Areas of Focus

Education

SDA Bocconi Milan
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Università La Sapienza Roma
Master’s Degree in Engineering
ESADE Business School
Visiting Student

Past Experience

Atlantia Group
Project Manager

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Managing Partner

Francesco is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in our Rome office, and leads Arthur D. Little’s Global Strategy & Organization practice. He’s also the leader of the marketing & sales center of competence of the Automotive and Manufacturing Goods Practice.

Since joining Arthur D. Little in 2007, Francesco has served clients throughout Europe, supporting leading automotive OEMs on strategic and growth-related projects and large-business transformation programs.

His expertise ranges from customer experience and digital marketing to pricing, and from go-to-market strategy and market-coverage optimization to performance improvement.

Francesco began his carrier in the travel & transportation industry, working at Atlantia Group as a project manager.

Francesco holds a Master of Business Administration at SDA Bocconi in Milan, visiting student at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, and a Master’s Degree in Engineering at Rome University “La Sapienza”.

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Francesco is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in our Rome office, and leads Arthur D. Little’s Global Strategy & Organization practice. He’s also the leader of the marketing & sales center of competence of the Automotive and Manufacturing Goods Practice.

Since joining Arthur D. Little in 2007, Francesco has served clients throughout Europe, supporting leading automotive OEMs on strategic and growth-related projects and large-business transformation programs.

His expertise ranges from customer experience and digital marketing to pricing, and from go-to-market strategy and market-coverage optimization to performance improvement.

Francesco began his carrier in the travel & transportation industry, working at Atlantia Group as a project manager.

Francesco holds a Master of Business Administration at SDA Bocconi in Milan, visiting student at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, and a Master’s Degree in Engineering at Rome University “La Sapienza”.

Optimistic global CEOs focus on people and skills in an AI future
Optimistic global CEOs focus on people and skills in an AI future
Embracing the opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) and talent together can unlock, CEOs are looking beyond the current instability, and increasingly confident about the future prospects for their organizations and the wider economy. Two-thirds are highly positive about the global outlook over the next three to five years, a major increase from 2023. Given that global tensions have worsened over the last 12 months, with conflict in the Middle East, disruptions to Red Sea supply chains, and the continuing war in Ukraine, this optimism is dramatic and heartening.
Find out more
Positive in an uncertain world: Confident CEOs reskill companies for AI-driven growth
Positive in an uncertain world: Confident CEOs reskill companies for AI-driven growth
Find out more
Embracing uncertainty, driving growth
Embracing uncertainty, driving growth
A crisis is an opportunity riding a dangerous wind, according to a Chinese proverb – and the world is currently beset with crises. The global pandemic, climate change, and unprecedented geopolitical volatility have provided a wake-up call to all organizations, bringing a long-lasting era of worldwide economic growth to a close.
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More About Francesco
  • SDA Bocconi Milan
    Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Università La Sapienza Roma
    Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • ESADE Business School
    Visiting Student
  • Atlantia Group
    Project Manager