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GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing

The GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Contents

The Global Corporate Venturing Emerging Leaders Awards profiles the industry’s top 50 people who have been in the industry for broadly more than five years. The industry’s levels of professionalism and standards remain exemplary, set by those who have been fortunate to work over years in the industry.

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #1 Dina Routhier

The Top 10: #1 Dina Routhier, president, Stanley Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #2 Daniel Karp

The Top 10: #2 Daniel Karp, director, Cisco M&A & VC investments

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #3 Anna Haghgooie and Binoy Bhansali

The Top 10: #3 Anna Haghgooie, managing director, and Binoy Bhansali, vice-president, Blue Venture Fund

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #4 Tiffine Wang

The Top 10: #4 Tiffine Wang, partner, MS&AD Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #5 Zoe Zhu

The Top 10: #5 Zoe Zhu, vice-president, Ping An Global Voyager Fund

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #6 Madura Wijewardena

The Top 10: #6 Madura Wijewardena, head of business development, Comcast Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #7 Nicolas Autret

The Top 10: #7 Nicolas Autret, investment director, Samsung Catalyst Fund

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #8 Pablo Moro Casquete and Andrés Saborido Scafati

The Top 10: #8 Pablo Moro Casquete, head of new business, Telefónica Innovation Ventures; Andrés Saborido Scafati, managing director, Wayra

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #9 Ling Ge

The Top 10: #9 Ling Ge, chief European representative, Tencent

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #10 Priyanka Chopra

The Top 10: #10 Priyanka Chopra, head of finance, Prosus Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Ateya

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Ateya, senior manager, 3M Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ana Maury Aguilar and Ricardo Latournerie

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ana Maury Aguilar and Ricardo Latournerie, senior investment analysts, AC Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Marta Pinho

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Marta Pinho, investment manager, Amadeus Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Frank Lee and Michael Stewart

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Frank Lee and Michael Stewart, investment directors, Applied Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Baris Guzel

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Baris Guzel, principal, BMW i Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Chad Bown and Daniela Proske

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Chad Bown and Daniela Proske, senior venture principals, BP Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Richard Williams

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Richard Williams, venture executive, Chevron Technology Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Luis Valdich

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Luis Valdich, managing director and venture investing lead in New York City, Citi Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Dusty Lieb

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Dusty Lieb, partner of strategic investment, Echo Health Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Holger Wagner and Inga Müller

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Holger Wagner, senior investment manager, and Inga Müller, senior operations manager, EnBW New Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Thidarat “Tina” Tosukhowong

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Thidarat “Tina” Tosukhowong, senior director, GC International Group

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Naoki Kamimaeda

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Naoki Kamimaeda, partner and Europe office representative, Global Brain

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Tony Tung

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Tony Tung, managing director, Gobi Partners

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Alisa Band

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Alisa Band, senior investment manager, Henkel Tech Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Mark Johnson and Björn Axling

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Mark Johnson, vice-president of corporate venture capital, and Björn Axling, vice-president of accelerated innovation and venturing, Husqvarna Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Justin Smith-Lorenzetti

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Justin Smith-Lorenzetti, investment director, Intact Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Arun Chetty and Tianlin Wang

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Arun Chetty and Tianlin Wang, managing directors, Intel Capital

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Oliver Keown

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Oliver Keown, director, Intuitive Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Amy Daniels Burr

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Amy Daniels Burr, managing director of operations and partnerships, JetBlue Technology Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ken Sobajima

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ken Sobajima, senior director of investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Bo Zhu

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Bo Zhu, head, Lam Research Capital Asia-Pacific

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Michael Falcon

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Michael Falcon, managing director, LG Technology Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Jeppe Høier

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Jeppe Høier, partner, Maersk Growth

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Jon Rains

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Jon Rains, investment director, Mott MacDonald Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Oshri Kaplan

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Oshri Kaplan, director, Munich Re Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Iliana Portugues

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Iliana Portugues, head of UK disruptive innovation, National Grid Partners

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Wypler

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Wypler, managing partner, QBE Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Carlos Kokron

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Carlos Kokron, vice-president and managing director of Americas and operations, Qualcomm Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Aruna Subramanian

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Aruna Subramanian, global head, Sabic Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Carter

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Carter, senior investment director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Mukaya Panich

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Mukaya Panich, chief venture and investment officer, SCB10X

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Grant Allen and Varun Jain

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Grant Allen and Varun Jain, general partners, Schneider Electric Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Andrea Course and Bo Li

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Andrea Course and Bo Li, venture principals, Shell Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Hee Suk Jung

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Hee Suk Jung, head of investment, SK Gas

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ryota Suzuki

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ryota Suzuki, senior investment manager, Sony Innovation Fund

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Raja Doddala

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Raja Doddala, managing director and head of fintech strategy and CVC, TIAA

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Antoine Delafargue

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Antoine Delafargue, managing director and chief technology officer, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Merav Rotem-Naaman

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Merav Rotem-Naaman, managing director and general manager of Israel and Europe, Verizon Ventures

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Osei Van Horne

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Osei Van Horne, founding member and managing director, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital

GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Brian Walsh

Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Brian Walsh, head, Wind Ventures