Franco Bernabè (born 18 September 1948) is an Italian banker and manager, formerly the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Telecom Italia, appointed on 3 December 2007.

He is the author of several publications in economics and has received an honorary doctorate in Environmental Sciences from the University of Parma.

Prior to his joining Eni, he worked in the planning department of Fiat as a Chief Economist.

Bernabè has also been chairman and majority shareholder of FB Group, an investment company that he founded in 1999, which was active in the areas of ICT and renewable energy.

He has been particularly active in the telecom sector - as a founder of Andala H3G, and as one of the controlling shareholders of Netscalibur and Telit, contributing to the turnaround of the two companies – and in the software sector through the companies of the Kelyan Group, focusing on ICT solutions for the extended enterprise as well as on value-added services for the telecommunication industry.