Francis Villante
Senior Associate
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Francis Villante is a Senior Associate on the Food & Agriculture Investment team.
His responsibilities include research, evaluation and execution of investments as well as support of S2G’s portfolio companies. Before joining S2G, Francis worked in investment banking at Nomura Greentech where he focused on sustainable infrastructure and technology. He advised clients on a variety of M&A transactions, and specialized in the environmental services, industrial decarbonization, and water technology & infrastructure sectors. Francis graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Economics.