Marco Morelli

Marco Morelli born in Rome in 1961. In 1984 Morelli graduated cum laude in Economics and Business from Luiss University in Rome. In 1986 Morelli also qualified as Chartered Accountant. His career began immediately after graduation when he joined KPMG, first in the Audit division and later in the Tax division. In 1988, he moved abroad and began taking on management roles in various international financial institutions, including UBS and Samuel Montagu & Co. in various locations across Europe. Morelli was appointed Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of JP Morgan Italia and a member of JP Morgan Europe’s Executive Committee from 1994 to 2002. In 2002, he founded his own finance and consulting firm with Professor Roberto Poli. In September 2003, he joined in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and worked there until 2010, when he served as CEO of MPS Finance Banca Mobiliare S.p.A.. In 2004 he was also CEO of MPS Banca per l'impresa S.p.A. and then of MPS Capital Service S.p.A.. In 2006 he also took on the role of Deputy Director and Deputy CEO of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. At the same time as this position, he also became president of Hopa S.p.A. on behalf of shareholder banks until 2007. Morelli was appointed Deputy General Manager and Deputy CEO of the Intesa Sanpaolo from March 2010 to July 2012. From October 2012 to September 2016 Morelli was Vice Chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and CEO of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Italy. Morelli was appointed Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena from September 20, 2016, to May 2020.^[6] Morelli was appointed Executive Chairman and CEO of Axa Investment Managers and member of the AXA Management Committee from September 2020 to July 2025. Morelli currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas Asset Management and of Axa Investment Managers from July 2025.^[7]