Michele has over 30 years of investment banking experience specializing in international debt capital markets
Michele is a Senior Advisor at GSA.
He was previously a Managing Director at Société Générale until August 2024. He has over 30 years of experience in investment banking.
Michele spent over 20 years at SG CIB, the Investment Banking Division of Société Générale, working across London, Paris, and Milan. During his tenure, he has been Head of the Investment-Grade Sovereign and Public Sector Debt Capital Markets before transitioning to lead the Debt Capital Markets team focusing on Italy and Greece in more recent years.
Before SG CIB, Michele worked in the Investment Banking Division of Lehman Brothers in New York, where he specialized in serving Sovereign and Supranational institutions. Subsequently, he shifted his focus to the Italian market while based in Lehman Brothers’ London office.
Michele Cortese started his professional career in the Corporate Finance department of New Japan Securities Europe, the securities house affiliated with the Industrial Bank of Japan in London.
Michele is a graduate in business administration from Bocconi University, Milan, and Advanced Management Program from INSEAD, Fontainbleau.
