Francine Asselta is Head of North America Institutional at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, responsible for Relationship Management, Institutional Sales, Consultant Relations, and the Global Contract Office. She assumed the role in 2023 after serving as Co-Head since 2022.

Francine has extensive experience in institutional client service and sales having previously led the North America Relationship Management team at Columbia Threadneedle. Prior to this, she served as Managing Director for the Taft-Hartley Sales and Service Channel from 2004 to 2010, overseeing existing Taft-Hartley client relationships and new sales nationally.

Her career in the investment industry began in 1978 at one of Columbia Threadneedle’s legacy firms. She has also held leadership roles at Bank of America, Fleet, NatWest and National Bank of North America.

Francine holds Series 3 (NFA), and Series 7, 24, and 63 (FINRA) licenses.