Biography
Francesco Di Ianni is a Senior Managing Director in FTI’s TMT Practice based in Los Angeles, CA, and specializes in growth strategy and transformation. Mr. Di Ianni has over 20 years of experience in media and entertainment (OTT, TV, film, interactive and sport entertainment) and consulting. Mr. Di Ianni leads FTI’s Video Game Practice
Mr. Di Ianni specializes in driving growth strategy for intellectual property (“IP”) and sports-centric businesses across diverse verticals including film, TV, gaming, sports, OTT/D2C, site-based entertainment, entertainment services, consumer products and retail. He advises corporate and private equity clients on corporate strategy, new business development and monetization, digital transformation, international expansion and market entry, pricing/ promotion strategy, valuation, due diligence, commercial and operations improvement.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Di lanni was Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Deluxe Entertainment, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, growth and transformation initiatives.
Previously, he was a senior member of the Media & Entertainment practice at L.E.K. Consulting, where he led strategy and due diligence projects for major studios, IP owners, post-production service providers and TV networks.
Before that, he was the Business Intelligence Director at Ubisoft Entertainment, where he evaluated the performance of both video game production and distribution activities. He has held multiple consulting roles in the United States and Europe.