Dr. Manfre’s experience includes serving as a financial advisor and strategic consultant to both domestic and international corporations as related to merger, acquisition, divestiture, joint venture, corporate restructuring, and financing transactions. Before joining Bardi Co., Dr. Manfre led the corporate valuation practice at Marshall & Stevens in the Los Angeles office. He began his financial services career with Standard & Poor’s CVC in Los Angeles.  Dr. Manfre holds a BA in political science from the University of Florence, in Florence, Italy, an MBA in finance from the Drucker School of Management, an MA in Economics from Claremont Graduate University and a PhD also in economics from Claremont Graduate University, California. He holds the Series 24, 28, 7, 79, and 63 FINRA Licenses. Dr. Manfre is a visiting professor at Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where he teaches M&A and business valuation at the MBA level.​