Francois Mallette is a Vice President in L.E.K.'s Boston office and leads the North American Private Equity practice. Francois has more than 22 years of experience in assisting financial sponsors and strategic buyers in evaluating investment opportunities, valuation and developing strategic and operational enhancements for portfolio companies. He has worked for companies in North America, South America, Europe, Japan and China.

Prior to joining L.E.K. in 1993, Francois worked at The Alcar Group, a consulting firm that pioneered the use of Value Management and previously worked for Citibank.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in Honors Economics and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Western Ontario.