Lazard, Inc. announced Michele Colocci is joining the firm on 3rd June 2024 as Vice Chairman, Investment Banking and Managing Director, Healthcare. Based in London, Mr. Colocci?s appointment accelerates the growth of Lazard?s best-in-class global healthcare franchise, led by David Gluckman, and further reinforces its leading position in Europe, which is headed by Jean-Louis Girodolle and Cyrus Kapadia. Mr. Colocci is a globally recognized advisor with a particular focus on healthcare, having worked with biopharma clients across EMEA, the US, and Japan.

With three decades of investment banking expertise, he most recently served as Managing Director and Chairman of M&A at Morgan Stanley, where among other previous leadership roles, he also served as Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking and as Deputy Head of European Investment Banking. He previously also held the role of Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at JPMorgan. Michele began his career as a management consultant at Bain & Co.

and is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Business School.