- Feb 24, 2025
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VIDEO | From Italy To USA—How We Launched Global Careers
Watch our video featuring two successful Bocconi University graduates about how they launched global careers in the US
Francesco and Annalisa (pictured) have launched global careers after studying at Bocconi University
In the latest edition of the BusinessBecause Alumni Stories video series, we sat down with two Bocconi University graduates who have swapped their lives in Italy for thriving careers in New York City.
VIDEO | From Italy To USA—How We Launched Global Careers
Francesco Brachetti is the co-founder of AVO—a 'fast-casual' restaurant chain in NYC—and Annalisa Rotunno is an M&A managing director at Mediobanca.
Find out how masters degrees from Bocconi University have catapulted Francesco and Annalisa to global success in the Big Apple, and the key skills they’ve gained along the way.
Francesco studied Accounting and Finance at Bocconi, while Annalisa graduated from the Master in Finance.
"I wanted to be able to travel, work, and live abroad—it [Bocconi] was my first choice right away," says Francesco.
"The alumni community of Bocconi has been a great resource," says Annalisa.
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Shannon earned a B.A. in English Literature with Legal Studies from the University of Sussex and an M.A. in International Journalism from the University of Leeds. She is also a 2024 Fellow (mentee) of the John Schofield Trust.