Francesco Ponticelli

Francesco Ponticelli (12 April 1888 – 31 March 1968) was an Italian politician, lawyer and banker who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy in 1946 and president of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena from 1954 to 1959.

Life and career Born to Stefano Ponticelli and Annunziata Del Punta, in a wealthy family of landowners from Grosseto, he graduated in law and practiced as a lawyer.

In the years following World War I, he, along with his brother Alfredo, undertook the land transformation of their properties between Principina and Le Strillaie, promoting the construction of a road network, hydraulic-agricultural improvements of the land, and the establishment of a grid of farmhouses and stables.

From 1954 to 1959, he served as president of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.