Mr. Carano joined Insteel in 2020 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Big River Steel LLC, a private equity-owned manufacturer of steel products, since 2019 until its sale to US Steel. Prior to Big River Steel, Mr. Carano served in senior management roles with Babcock & Wilcox, a publicly-held manufacturer of industrial technology (NYSE: BWC), from 2013 to 2018, including Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller of their Industrial Segment and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer. Mr. Carano also served as a Managing Director, Investment Banking with BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and First Union Securities. He earned a bachelor’s of arts degree from Vanderbilt University and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Business School.