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Franco Scalamandre

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Managing Direct at The Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM)
📍 Los Angeles County, California, United States

Franco Scalamandre is the founder of Sterling Atlantic, a family office focused on high-growth companies. An alumnus of Harvard University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, he has a deep background in global emerging markets. Colleagues and partners describe him as a straight-shooting, trusting, and ethical i-banker who always has a solution.

Outside of his investment career, Franco was a defenseman for the Harvard University mens ice hockey team. He also carries a notable family legacy as the grandson of Franco Scalamandré, the renowned founder of the iconic Scalamandré Silks textile company, known for decorating historic sites like the White House.

For his Harvard honors thesis in 1979, he built a full-scale computer model of the New York Stock Exchange to analyze market liquidity.

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Current Role
Managing Direct
Location
Los Angeles County, California, United States
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AI in Finance
His firm, Sterling Atlantic, utilizes artificial intelligence for company valuation, and he shares content about the broader economic impacts of AI.
High-Growth Investing
His family office focuses on co-investing with institutional teams in companies that demonstrate opportunities for 3-10X+ valuation appreciation.
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Career

Work history

1-2009 - 6-2023
Managing Direct
The Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM)
1-2006
Founder
Sterling Atlantic,
1-2006
Founder
Sterling Atlantic
1-2000 - 3-2011
President
Sterling Atlantic
1-1995 - 1-2000
President
Taurus Global
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Education
1975 - 1979
BA
Harvard University
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Exeter
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