Brian Luciani

Brian boasts a decade of experience working in financial services and has led teams in businesses spanning across investment banking, fixed income, operations, third-party risk management and finance.

Prior to joining Barclays to relaunch the firm's fintech engagement platform Rise New York with a digital pipeline strategy focused more holistically on North America, Brian solidified operating experience at a late stage start-up to support a founding team on their highly anticipated IPO.

At Rise, Brian leads engagement efforts with early and growth stage start-ups to leverage emerging technologies and support Barclays’ open innovation strategy. In addition to building a sales pipeline, deal sourcing, lifecycle management and closing, Brian facilitates network-driven activities for the firm's global fintech accelerator program and investment opportunities for the Female Innovators Lab venture studio by Barclays and Anthemis.