Francesco Roda

Francesco has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, spanning risk, treasury management and new business development in both large global organisations and start-ups.

He co-founded and held the position of Treasurer of Starling Bank, a successful challenger of banks in the UK, where he developed key regulatory documentation for liquidity, market, and operational risk (ICAAP and ILAAP) in support of the application to the PRA and FCA for a banking licence, while maintaining relationships with regulators.

Prior to this, Francesco held a variety of senior positions in risk management and audit functions, including HSBC and KPMG across Europe. An early advocate of the opportunities blockchain offers, Francesco worked on a number of leading projects for the tokenisation of value in the fund management and insurance space.