Prof. Claudia Zeisberger

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise - FOUNDER, GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY INITIATIVE (GPEI)

Biography

Professor Zeisberger is an advisor to corporations, institutional investors and governments. She has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional and is an expert with deep experience in risk management, private equity and venture capital, and portfolio construction. 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. At present, she is a 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 and acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment. Claudia is one of the best-networked people in the Private Capital space with extensive experience in bringing her academic and professional background to inform boards. She is an expert on Responsible Investing and ESG strategy implementation and is often invited in the role of ‘Professional Devil’s Advocate’. She is also the author of “Mastering Private Equity: Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments and Buyouts” and “Private Equity in Action”