Francesco is Chief Creative Officer at Hunter, bringing over 20 years of strategy, branding, marketing and multidisciplinary design experience in the destination, cultural, corporate, retail and luxury property sectors.

Prior to joining Hunter, Francesco worked as Creative Director for a series of London-based agencies, including Columns (when the agency was part of the group now merged into Havas London), DBOX (leading all the studio’s branding projects across Europe and Asia), and Collectiva, his own multidisciplinary studio.

Some of his landmark projects: the rebranding of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; the branding of HMS Victory for the Museum of the Royal Navy; and the positioning, branding and marketing strategy for the most expensive property in the world, the Penthouse at Tour Odeon, in Monaco.

Born in Italy, Francesco studied by IUAV Venezia and UC Berkeley, graduating in Architecture and Environmental Design. Francesco is also adjunct professor at Syracuse University (he co-founded its London Design Program), where he lectures multidisciplinary design and retail strategy, and a mentor for the digital marketing MBA program at INSEEC School of Communication.