Self-taught Stefano Rodella began his career in finance in 1990 as a trader of various products such as foreign exchange, commodities, interest rates and options with companies such as Marshall, Cargill and Lloyds Bank in Geneva. In 1998, Stefano pivoted to equity research, working as a sales specialist on U.S. and Canadian equities in technology, biotechnology and energy, at National Bank Financial, Dain Rauscher Wessels and SG Cowen in Paris, London and Geneva.