Claudia Zeisberger | Advisor, Speaker on Venture Capital & Risk Management

‘‘The voice of reason that both challenges and informs the decision-making of capital allocators around the world’’

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Advisor, speaker, professor, ‘professional devil's advocate’

Claudia Zeisberger is the Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise at INSEAD and advises corporations, institutional investors and governments on Private Capital portfolio construction and best practices, Corporate Venture Capital, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), EdTech, Corporate Turnarounds, Risk Management, and the launch of Sovereign Wealth Funds.

With over 30 years of experience, she is a Temasek Fellow, former member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. She advises governments on the building/ crafting/ scaling of environmental ecosystems.

Work with Claudia

On the convergence of corporate, capital, governance and societal impact.

Education

Crafting and delivering tailor-made curricula for governments and institutions looking to get ahead of the curve on capital, risk and venture trends. Steeped in over 20 years of academic rigor and discipline.

Governance

Advising leaders, asking the tough questions, playing 'professional devil's advocate ' by assuming board positions to ensure a balance between control, execution and incentives.

Risk Management

Helping companies assess and recalibrate existing and new bets on the entire risk -reward spectrum. Formulate risk frameworks, infrastructure, processes and an execution plan.

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Claudia Talks

Masters Fund led by women who have invested in tech startups for 20 years, with 4 successful exits. "Today we are leading the 21st century evolution of venture capital. Our superpower is connecting and attracting well-versed partners, all experienced entrepreneurs and investors.

Gillian Muessig; Managing Director
Start-up Development, corporate growth, M&A. Co-founder and CEO of Outlines Venture Group, Active entrepreneur, co-founded both Moz and brettapproved. Global thought leader in diversity venture capital and early stage corporate governance. Worldwide speaker on financial benefits of gender lens investing, equity in entrepreneurship, emerging entrepreneurial markets and the impact of global trends on startup activity. Board director & advisor on four continents. Has helped thousands of companies to launch, grow, pivot and thrive. Tech advisor to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Founder & co-host of CEOcoach Podcast.

Anne Kennedy; Managing Director
Branding, marketing & global networking. Founder, entrepreneur, board director and advisor worldwide. Founding director of Helium.com, acquired by RR Donnelley and now the RRD Content Network. One of the earliest and most respected names in global digital marketing. Pioneer SEO, launched Zillow, Philips Lifeline, and other household names onto the web, building the world’s largest consortium of digital marketing agencies. Author of Global Search Marketing. Co-host & producer of CEO coach podcast.

Professor Zeisberger has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional with deep expertise in private equity and venture capital, corporate venturing, and risk management.
As a Professor at INSEAD, the business school with campuses in Singapore, France, UAE and the US, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a former member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.

Professor Zeisberger has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional with deep expertise in private equity and venture capital, corporate venturing, and risk management.
As a Professor at INSEAD, the business school with campuses in Singapore, France, UAE and the US, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a former member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.

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Investing In Women, with Anne Kennedy & Gillian Muessig, Masters Fund

A long-form conversation on why PE is not VC.
For context go check my lecture: https://youtu.be/nCgYRzuB8EI

About Kamal; Managing partner of Loyal VC.
Loyal is the fund Kamal wished he had available during his 20 year career as an entrepreneurial CEO, and 15 years as an angel investor. It draws upon his professional and philanthropic experiences and networks formed as a Global Director with the Founder Institute accelerator, former INSEAD Alumni Association President, as a consultant at Bain & Co, and as an engineer at IMAX. He has an INSEAD MBA and a degree in engineering physics from Queen's University. He has traveled to over 100 countries and speaks 5 languages.

About Professor Zeisberger
Professor Zeisberger has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional with deep expertise in private equity and venture capital, corporate venturing, and risk management.
As a Professor at INSEAD, the business school with campuses in Singapore, France, UAE and the US, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a former member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiazeisberger/
Website: https://claudiazeisberger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudiazeisberg
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Claudia-Zeisberger/e/B074ZM7W9S/
INSEAD: https://www.insead.edu/faculty-research/faculty/claudia-zeisberger

PE Is Not VC, with Kamal Hassan | Claudia Zeisberger - Fireside Chats

Emerging markets are quickly becoming a hotspot for private capital investment, fueled by rapid economic growth, a youthful, tech-savvy population, and increasing urbanization.
A deep dive into questions around PE, VC & the importance of entrepreneurial ecosystems with Philip Bahoshy, Founder of Magnitt & senior alumnus at INSEAD.

We started with the below bullets but went much deeper into the need for LPs and GPs:
• Quick overview of private Capital and the growing interest versus public markets
• The focus on Emerging Private capital and nuances across regions
• Challenges and opportunities for investment in that space

audio is also available on spotify. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/magnitt/episodes/Q324-Private-Capital-in-Mature-vs--Emerging-Markets---with-Claudia-Zeisberger-e2ohs0a

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Professor Zeisberger has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional with deep expertise in private equity and venture capital, corporate venturing, and risk management.
As a Professor at INSEAD, the business school with campuses in Singapore, France, UAE and the US, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a former member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiazeisberger/
Website: https://claudiazeisberger.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudiazeisberg
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Claudia-Zeisberger/e/B074ZM7W9S/
INSEAD: https://www.insead.edu/faculty-research/faculty/claudia-zeisberger

Private Capital Showdown in Mature & Emerging Markets | Magnitt Webinar with Claudia Zeisberger

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