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Francesca Strom

Financial and Development Associate

Francesca Strom is the Financial and Development Associate at Public Radio East, where she supports the financial operations and donor relations of the station. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Business Economics from Suffolk University. During her last semester in undergrad, she completed a senior thesis on how artificial intelligence is impacting the U.S. labor force that has garnered over 2,000 downloads (as of August 2026) since its December 2025 archive in "Digital Collections @ Suffolk".

Francesca’s professional background includes experience in derivative trade analysis, corporate banking operations, and cultivating the client service experience through roles at S&P Global, Bank of New York Mellon, Harvard Business School, and IDEXX Laboratories. She is dedicated to leveraging technology and data to enhance operational efficiency at PRE. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys the fiber arts, chess, and professional wrestling.