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Introduction to the GCV Powerlist 2021 by James Mawson, editor-in-chief, Global Corporate Venturing
GCV Powerlist 2021: Contents
Contents list for the GCV Powerlist 2021
GCV Powerlist 2021: #1 Rajeev Misra & Marcelo Claure
The top 25: Rajeev Misra, CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers; Marcelo Claure, COO, Softbank Group
GCV Powerlist 2021: #2 Martin Tschopp
The top 25: Martin Tschopp, CEO, Prosus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #3 Jeffrey Li
The top 25: Jeffrey Li, managing partner, Tencent Investment
GCV Powerlist 2021: #4 John Somorjai
The top 25: John Somorjai, executive vice-president of corporate development, Salesforce Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #6 David Lee & Brendon Kim
The top 50: David Lee & Brendon Kim, Samsung Next
GCV Powerlist 2021: #6 David Goldschmidt, David Lee, Sung Hoon Yang
The top 25: David Goldschmidt, VP and MD, Samsung Catalyst Fund; David Lee, EVP, Samsung Next; and Sung Hoon Yang, GM and VP, Samsung Ventures America
GCV Powerlist 2021: #7 Gen Tsuchikawa
The top 25: Gen Tsuchikawa, CEO and CIO, Sony Innovation Fund and Innovation Growth Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #8 Anthony Lin
The top 25: Anthony Lin, head and US managing partner, Intel Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: #9 Derek Idemoto
The top 25: Derek Idemoto, senior VP of corporate development, Cisco Investments
GCV Powerlist 2021: #10 Meghan Sharp
The top 25: Meghan Sharp, global head, BP Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #11 Quinn Li
The top 25: Quinn Li, global head, Qualcomm Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #12 Anja König
The top 25: Anja König, global head, Novartis Venture Fund
GCV Powerlist 2021: #13 Chris Picariello
The top 25: Chris Picariello, president, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
GCV Powerlist 2021: #14 Maggie Wu
GCV Powerlist 2021: #14 Maggie Wu, director and chief financial officer, Alibaba
GCV Powerlist 2021: #15 Barbara Dalton
The top 25: Barbara Dalton, senior managing partner, Pfizer Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #16 Arvind Purushotham
The top 25: Arvind Purushotham, global head of venture investing, Citi Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #17 Annabelle Long
The top 25: Annabelle Long, founding and managing partner, Bertelsmann Asia Investments
GCV Powerlist 2021: #18 Alokik Advani
The top 25: Alokik Advani, managing partner, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #19 William Taranto
The top 25: William Taranto, president and general partner, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
GCV Powerlist 2021: #20 Girish Nadkarni
The top 25: Girish Nadkarni, president, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #21 Lisa Lambert
The top 25: Lisa Lambert, founder and president, National Grid Partners
GCV Powerlist 2021: #22 Tamara Steffens, Mony Hassid, Samir Kumar
The top 25: Tamara Steffens, Mony Hassid and Samir Kumar, managing directors, M12
GCV Powerlist 2021: #23 Jacqueline LeSage
The top 25: Jacqueline LeSage, managing director, Munich Re Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #24 Geert van de Wouw
The top 25: Geert van de Wouw, managing director, Shell Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: #25 Stefan Gabriel
The top 25: Stefan Gabriel, MD and CEO, Hitachi Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Ben Wright
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Ben Wright, managing director, 3M Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Kurt Kaltenegger
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Kurt Kaltenegger, group vice-president and head of technology, ABB Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Héctor Shibata Salazar
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Héctor Shibata Salazar, director of investments and portfolio, AC Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Thomas Lounibos
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Thomas Lounibos, global managing director, Accenture Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Tarik Galijasevic
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Tarik Galijasevic, managing director, Allstate Strategic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Suzanna Chiu
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Suzanna Chiu, head, Amadeus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Paul Bernard
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Paul Bernard, director of worldwide corporate development, Amazon Alexa Fund
GCV Powerlist 2021: Harshul Sanghi
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Harshul Sanghi, global head, American Express Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Kenny Man
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Kenny Man, head of international investments and post-investment, Ant Group
GCV Powerlist 2021: Sanjiv Parikh and Steve Bernardez
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Sanjiv Parikh, managing partner, and Steve Bernardez, partner, Avanta Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Anand Kamannavar
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Anand Kamannavar, global head, Applied Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Sergio Escobar
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Sergio Escobar, CEO & partner, BCF Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Markus Solibieda
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Markus Solibieda, managing director, BASF Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Lisa Smith
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Lisa Smith, managing director, BTomorrow Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: John Banta
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: John Banta, president and managing director, Blue Venture Fund
GCV Powerlist 2021: Scott Caruso
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Scott Caruso, director of strategic ventures, CableLabs
GCV Powerlist 2021: Jaidev Shergill
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Jaidev Shergill, senior vice-president and head, Capital One Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Michael Young
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Michael Young, director, Caterpillar Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Gonzalo Galindo
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Gonzalo Galindo, head, Cemex Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Barbara Burger
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Barbara Burger, president, Chevron Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Andrew Cleland
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Andrew Cleland, managing director, Comcast Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Stéphane Longuet
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Stéphane Longuet, co-founder and managing director, Convivialité Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Tony Cannestra
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Tony Cannestra, director of corporate ventures, Denso International America
GCV Powerlist 2021: Rob Coppedge
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Rob Coppedge, CEO, Echo Health Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Fernando Impuesto Nogueras, Luis Emilio Martínez Gavira, Sergio García García
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Fernando Impuesto Nogueras, general manager of Enagás Emprende; Luis Emilio Martínez Gavira, head of open innovation and corporate venturing; Sergio García García, head of venture building
GCV Powerlist 2021: Crispin Leick
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Crispin Leick, managing director, EnBW New Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Johann Boukhors
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Johann Boukhors, managing director, Engie New Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Bernhard Mohr
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Bernhard Mohr, managing director, Evonik Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Sunita Parasuraman
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Sunita Parasuraman, head of investments, Facebook New Product Experimentation
GCV Powerlist 2021: Blake Luse
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Blake Luse, managing director, Ferguson Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Andy Ting
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Andy Ting, head of strategic planning and portfolio management, GC Ventures America
GCV Powerlist 2021: Matthew Tsien
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Matthew Tsien, president, GM Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Robert Günther and Paolo Bavaj
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Robert Günther and Paolo Bavaj, co-heads of corporate venturing, Henkel Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Kip Frey
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Kip Frey, executive vice-president for New Ventures, The Heritage Group; managing partner, HG Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Nick Sugimoto
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Nick Sugimoto, CEO, Honda R&D Innovations
GCV Powerlist 2021: Murray Grainger and Kamal Vasagiri
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Murray Grainger, former managing director and head, and Kamal Vasagiri, interim managing director and head, Honeywell Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Joshua Berg
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Joshua Berg, director of Innovation Ventures, Magna International
GCV Powerlist 2021: Mark Johnson
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Mark Johnson, vice-president of corporate venture capital, Husqvarna Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Henry Chung
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Henry Chung, senior vice-president and head of Silicon Valley office, Hyundai Cradle
GCV Powerlist 2021: Erik Ross
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Erik Ross, managing partner, Nationwide Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Angie Grimm
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Angie Grimm, managing director, IBM Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Kitty Agarwal
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Kitty Agarwal, partner, Info Edge Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Oliver Keown
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Oliver Keown, director, Intuitive Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Amy Daniels Burr
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Amy Daniels Burr, president, JetBlue Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Osei Van Horne
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Osei Van Horne, managing partner and global head of sustainable growth equity investing, JP Morgan Private Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Faran Nouri
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Faran Nouri, managing director, Lam Research Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Dong-Su Kim
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Oreoluwa Adeyemi
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Oreoluwa Adeyemi, managing director and head, HSBC Strategic Innovation Investments
GCV Powerlist 2021: Rocky Daehler
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Rocky Daehler, managing director, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Takashi Sato and Jon Soberg
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Takashi ‘Tak’ Sato and Jon Soberg, co-managing partners, MS&AD Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Lakshmikanth Ananth
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Lakshmikanth Ananth, CEO and managing partner, Next47
GCV Powerlist 2021: Paul Asel
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Paul Asel, co-founder and managing partner, NGP Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: James Orchard
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: James Orchard, CEO, QBE Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Harrie Vollaard
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Harrie Vollaard, head, Rabo Frontier Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Saemin Ahn
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Saemin Ahn, managing partner, Rakuten Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Andrea Birolo
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Andrea Birolo, head of corporate venture capital, Reale Group
GCV Powerlist 2021: Carole Nuechterlein
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Carole Nuechterlein, head, Roche Venture Fund
GCV Powerlist 2021: Aruna Subramanian
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Aruna Subramanian, global head, Sabic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Minas Apelian
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Minas Apelian, vice-president of internal and external venturing, Nova by Saint-Gobain
GCV Powerlist 2021: Arindam Bhattacharya
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Arindam Bhattacharya, managing director, Schlumberger New Energy Venture
GCV Powerlist 2021: Emmanuel Lagarrigue and Heriberto Diarte
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Emmanuel Lagarrigue, chief innovation officer and member of the executive committee, Schneider Electric; Heriberto Diarte, founder and managing partner, SE Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: George Gogolev
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: George Gogolev, general manager, Severstal Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: John China
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: John China, president, Silicon Valley Bank Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Nicolas Sauvage
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Nicolas Sauvage, managing director, TDK Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Keiichi Enjoji
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Keiichi ‘Kay’ Enjoji, head, TEL Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Richard Osborn
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Richard Osborn, managing partner, Telus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Hiroshi Saijou, George Kellerman, Jim Adler
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Hiroshi Saijou, vice-president of business development and strategy of Woven Planet Holdings (Woven Planet) and director of Woven Alpha, and George Kellerman, head of investments and acquisitions, Woven Capital, Jim Adler, founding managing director and board member, Toyota Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Dontá Wilson and Vanessa Indriolo Vreeland
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Dontá Wilson, chief digital and client experience officer and member of Truist executive leadership team; and Vanessa Indriolo Vreeland, head, Truist Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Rahul Ray
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Rahul Ray, director, Tyson Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Christopher Bartlett
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Christopher Bartlett, head, Verizon Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2021: Basil Darwish
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Basil Darwish, managing director, fintech and enterprise IT lead, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
GCV Powerlist 2021: Shinichiro Hori
26 – 100 in alphabetical order by company: Shinichiro Hori, president, Z Venture Capital
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GCV Powerlist 2022: Kitty Agarwal
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kitty Agarwal, partner, Info Edge Ventures
