Bio

Francis Menassa is the CEO and Founder of JAR Capital, based in St. James’s, London. Francis started his career in private banking with Merrill Lynch in 1996 as a Relationship Manager. Five years later, he joined Credit Suisse as a Wealth Manager in Private Client Services. In 2008, Francis and a colleague went independent and set up their own private wealth management firm, Plurimi Capital, where Francis served as the Chief Operating Officer, Partner and Head of Business Development. After almost two decades in the City, Francis Menassa established JAR Capital in 2014. JAR’S name is taken from the initials of Francis’s three children. Francis Menassa actively supports a number of UK-based charities. He has been a patron of DEBRA, which supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), for nearly a decade. In the last year, Francis has also sponsored a 4-man team who competed in a cross-Atlantic race known as the world’s toughest row to raise money for Over the Wall (a charity that helps children with serious illnesses) and the St. Luke’s Cancer Centre. A racing enthusiast, Francis Menassa also sponsors the Lebanese F4 driver Rashed Ghanem.