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Francesca Colantuoni

Questioner · DISC type c
Co-Founder at Backer Group
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Francesca is the Co-Founder of Backer Group, a family investment office acquiring and growing UK-based SMEs. Her expertise is built on a decade of experience in strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company and Oliver Wyman, and in leadership advisory at Egon Zehnder. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Francesca is passionate about diversity and inclusion, having led the McKinsey Womens Group and conducted research on paternity leave. Outside of work, she and her husband enjoy long walks in nature with their dog and spending time with family, making their home in Britain.

She and her husband founded Backer Group as a husband-and-wife team to provide an alternative exit option for SME owners, focusing on preserving their companys legacy and staff.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Francesca shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Systematic
Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Francesca cares about

UK SME Investing
As Co-Founder of Backer Group, she acquires and supports exceptional UK-based small businesses, believing in the tremendous impact of SMEs.
Leadership Advisory
At Egon Zehnder, she advised executives and boards on leadership coaching, talent development, and culture change to help them achieve their full potential.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Co-Founder
Backer Group
12-2022
Leadership Advisor
Egon Zehnder
4-2021 - 12-2022
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
4-2020 - 4-2021
Associate
McKinsey & Company
9-2015 - 12-2018
Management Consultant
Oliver Wyman
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
INSEAD
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Commerce
McGill University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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