David D'Alessandro

David Francis D’Alessandro (born January 6, 1951) is an American businessman, marketing executive, and author.

[1][4] D’Alessandro graduated from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in journalism and public relations.

[5] D'Alessandro worked for John Hancock from 1984 to 2004, hired initially as a marketing executive and later PR chief.

[6] He oversaw the transition of the firm to a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

[4] He owns the restaurant Toscano,[15] in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood and Harvard Square in Cambridge.