Eric Francois

Eric Francois joined Raymond James in August 2023 as managing director in the Life Sciences Investment Banking group and is primarily focused on advising small/mid-cap biotech companies. Prior to Raymond James, Mr. Francois held a similar role at Credit Suisse. In addition to his role as a biotech investment banker, Mr. Francois served for six years as Chief Financial Officer of SCYNEXIS, a publicly-listed biotech company based in New Jersey. Mr. Francois started his career in 2000 at Cowen and Company where he spent seven years as an Equity Capital Markets banker and, subsequently, at Lazard Frères in a similar capacity until 2013. Mr. Francois received his Master’s degree in business from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France.