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Francesco Marchesani
Security Practice Lead EMEA · Google Cloud

Security, data
and stories.

Computer engineer from San Giovanni Rotondo, Milanese by adoption. I work on cybersecurity, agentic AI and data sovereignty. Outside the office, I write books and songs.

Portrait of Francesco Marchesani
10
books published, from 2017 to 2026
9
years of experience in cybersecurity: 4 at UniCredit and 5 at Google

About

I’m Francesco Marchesani, a computer engineer born in San Giovanni Rotondo and based in Milan for about ten years. At Politecnico di Milano I studied Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Cybersecurity.

Today I lead security work on Google Cloud across EMEA: AI and agent security, compliance and data sovereignty, working alongside public institutions and large enterprises.

In my free time I like to call myself a storyteller: I write books, play piano, guitar, mandolin and accordion, and write lyrics and arrangements.

Career
Today
Security Practice Lead EMEA
Google Cloud
Jan 2022 – Feb 2026
Customer Engineer, Security
Google Cloud · Global Public Sector
Dec 2017 – Dec 2021
Security Architect
UniCredit
Education
Executive Education in Leadership
SDA Bocconi · 2026
Master in Storytelling (Holden Over 30)
Scuola Holden · 2025
Second-level Master’s in Geopolitics and Global Security
Sapienza University of Rome · 2024–2025
International MBA
POLIMI Graduate School of Management · 2021–2023
Master’s in Security Specialist
Politecnico di Milano · 2018–2020
MSc in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Milano · 2015–2017
BSc in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Milano · 2012–2015
Credentials
Licensed Professional Engineer (Information Engineering)
Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Talks and conferences

AI security, agents and responsible adoption: the topics I bring to the stage.

10 October 2026 · Bergamo

NoHat

Interactive simulation of a ransomware crisis
Talk details →
2025 · Milan

Google Cloud Security Forum Milano

The Agentic Era: AI Agents Security
Plenary session
ThreatSpace: Securing AI Adoption
Breakout
24 September 2026 · Milan

Google Cloud Security Forum Milano 2026

An event on cybersecurity in the age of AI. Speaker in the morning technical track.
2024 · Udine

Digital Security Festival

“Was Ulysses a hacker?”

Music and podcast

I started with piano, then guitar, mandolin and accordion. I handle the whole life of a song, from lyrics to post-production. I also once made a podcast, Punk Fiction.

2017
#Social Love
First single, with These Astri. Love in the age of social media, with a wink.
2019
Buoni Propositi
First solo album: 12 pop and singer-songwriter tracks about feelings.
2019
Balliamo insieme (Reggaeton de amor)
Summer single featuring the voice of Flors.
2024
RapsodAI
An experimental album: ten of my unreleased songs, arranged with the help of generative AI.
Listen on YouTube →
2024
Punk Fiction
The podcast that retells literary classics with a modern twist.
Listen on Spotify →

Let’s talk

Collaborations, talks, events or simply a chat about security, AI and books. Write to me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

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