Francesco Mercuri began working at Waddell & Reed, Inc. in October of 2017, before which, he was the Chief Operating Officer at CACL Federal Credit Union. He now holds his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ mark, Series 7 and Series 66 Licenses through LPL Financial and his Life, Accident, and Health Insurance Licenses. Active in the community, Francesco is the President of the Pottsville Area Development Corporation, a board member of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, a board member of Schuylkill Women in Crisis, and a board member of the Schuylkill Young Professionals, and graduated the Schuylkill Leadership class in 2016. He is a 2012 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Mathematics.