Francis is the Managing Director at the Carlyle Group, responsible for investor relations in the Mid-West region of the U.S. Prior to joining the Carlyle, Mr. Lolli was a partner at Shannon Advisors where he provided placement and advisory services to private equity firms. Previously, he was Managing Director at Lazard Freres and part of the original team that created the Private Fund Advisory Group. This effort provided placement services to private equity funds. Fran holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Chicago.