Tom DeFranco
Managing Director, Business Development
Fund Operations
Mr. DeFranco leads BP’s capital raising and investor relations efforts with institutional investors globally. Before joining BP, he raised capital for private equity funds across infrastructure, energy, oil & gas, real estate, and credit strategies from U.S. institutional investors. As the Head of Infrastructure Investments at Courtland Partners (now StepStone Group), Mr. DeFranco developed a strong institutional investor network, sparking his interest in capital raising. He also practiced law for over a decade in Ohio as a transactional attorney and litigator.
Mr. DeFranco graduated from Xavier University (Ohio) with a B.S.B.A. in Marketing. He also earned his J.D. and M.B.A. from Stetson University College of Law and School of Business.