Francesco Conte, Managing Director, is a portfolio manager for European portfolios within the J.P. Morgan Asset Management International Equity Group – Behavioural Finance Team. An employee since 1998, Francesco was previously the lead analyst in the Italian equities team at Schroder Securities. Prior to this, he worked at Ermgassen & Co., a specialist M&A boutique specialising in cross-border alliances. Francesco obtained a BSc in Economics & Development from the London School of Economics.​