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Introduction to the GCV Powerlist 2022
GCV Powerlist 2022 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Has Corporate Venture Capital unleashed its full potential yet?
Guest comment by Stefan Gabriel, Hitachi Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #1 David Krane
The top 50: David Krane, CEO and managing partner, GV
GCV Powerlist 2022: #2 Jeffrey Li
The top 50: Jeffrey Li, managing partner, Tencent Investment
GCV Powerlist 2022: #3 Martin Tschopp
The top 50: Martin Tschopp, CEO, Prosus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #4 Rajeev Misra
The top 50: Rajeev Misra, CEO, SoftBank Investment Advisers
GCV Powerlist 2022: #5 Anthony Lin
The top 50: Anthony Lin, head and US managing partner, Intel Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: #6 David Lee & Brendon Kim
The top 50: David Lee & Brendon Kim, Samsung Next
GCV Powerlist 2022: #6 Jung Ho Kim
The top 50: Jung Ho Kim, head of the overseas investment division, Samsung Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #6 David Goldschmidt
The top 50: David “Dede” Goldschmidt, vice-president and managing director, Samsung Catalyst Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: #7 Bill Taranto
The top 50: Bill Taranto, president and general partner, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: #8 Quinn Li
The top 50: Quinn Li, senior vice-president and global head, Qualcomm Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #9 Arvind Purushotham
The top 50: Arvind Purushotham, head, Citi Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #10 Chris Picariello
The top 50: Chris Picariello, president, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
GCV Powerlist 2022: #11 John Somorjai
The top 50: John Somorjai, executive vice-president of corporate development, Salesforce Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #12 Gen Tsuchikawa
The top 50: Gen Tsuchikawa, CEO and CIO, Sony Ventures Corporation.
GCV Powerlist 2022: #13 Michelle Gonzalez
The top 50: Michelle Gonzalez, corporate vice-president and global head, M12
GCV Powerlist 2022: #14 Paul Asel
The top 50: Paul Asel, co-founder and partner, NGP Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: #15 Dominique Mégret
The top 50: Dominique Mégret, head, Swisscom Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #16 Takashi Sato and Jon Soberg
The top 50: Takashi ‘Tak’ Sato and Jon Soberg, co-managing partners, MS&AD Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #17 Nicolas Sauvage
The top 50: Nicolas Sauvage, president, TDK Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #18 Luis Alcoser and Kemal Anbarci
The top 50: Luis Alcoser, general manager of the Future Energy Fund, and Kemal Anbarci, managing venture executive, Chevron Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #19 Stefan Gabriel
The top 50: Stefan Gabriel, managing director and CEO, Hitachi Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #20 Christopher Bartlett
The top 50: Christopher Bartlett, head, Verizon Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #21 François Badoual
The top 50: François Badoual, head, TotalEnergies Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #22 Alokik Advani
Alokik Advani, managing partner, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #23 David Hayes
The top 50: David Hayes, managing partner, BP Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #24 Jacqueline LeSage
The top 50: Jacqueline LeSage, Managing General Partner, Munich Re Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #25 Kip Frey
The top 50: Kip Frey, executive vice-president for new ventures, the Heritage Group; managing director, HG Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #26 Kurt Kaltenegger
The top 50: Kurt Kaltenegger, head of ABB Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #27 Dong-Su Kim
The top 50: Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #28 Erik Ross
The top 50: Erik Ross, Managing Partner, Nationwide Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #29 Johann Boukhors
The top 50: Johann Boukhors, managing director, Engie New Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #30 Amy Burr
The top 50: Amy Burr, president, JetBlue Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #31 Geert van de Wouw
The top 50: Geert van de Wouw, managing director, Shell Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #32 Bernhard Mohr
The top 50: Bernhard Mohr, managing director, Evonik Venture Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: #33 Sanjiv Parikh and Steve Bernardez
The top 50: Sanjiv Parikh, managing partner, and Steve Bernardez, partner, Avanta Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #34 Tony Cannestra
The top 50: Tony Cannestra, director of corporate ventures, Denso International America
GCV Powerlist 2022: #35 Erin VanLanduit
The top 50: Erin VanLanduit, head of corporate ventures, Cargill
GCV Powerlist 2022: #36 Joshua Berg
The top 50: Joshua Berg, managing director, Magna Technology and Investments
GCV Powerlist 2022: #37 Kent Helfrich
The top 50: Kent Helfrich, president, GM Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #38 John Banta
The top 50: John Banta, president and managing director, Blue Venture Funds
GCV Powerlist 2022: #39 Oliver Keown
The top 50: Oliver Keown, managing director, Intuitive Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #40 Nick Sugimoto
The top 50: Nick Sugimoto, CEO, Honda Innovations
GCV Powerlist 2022: #41 Kamel Ramdani
The top 50: Kamel Ramdani, CEO, GC Ventures America
GCV Powerlist 2022: #42 Crispin Leick
The top 50: Crispin Leick, managing director, EnBW New Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #43 James Orchard
The top 50: James Orchard, CEO, QBE Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #44 Faran Nouri
The top 50: Faran Nouri, managing director, Lam Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: #45 Hakan Goker and Owen Lozman
The top 50: Hakan Goker and Owen Lozman, managing directors, M Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #46 Héctor Shibata
The top 50: Héctor Shibata, director of investments and portfolio, AC Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #47 Lisa Smith
The top 50: Lisa Smith, managing director, BTomorrow Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #48 George Kellerman
The top 50: George Kellerman, managing director, Woven Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: #49 Tarik Galijasevic
The top 50: Tarik Galijasevic, managing director, Allstate Strategic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: #50 Thierry Piret
Thierry Piret, head of global investment, Solvay Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Takeshi Kodama
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Takeshi Kodama, executive manager, 31Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Ben Wright
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Ben Wright, vice-president, 3M Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Tom Lounibos
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Tom Lounibos, global managing director, Accenture Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Pueo Keffer
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Pueo Keffer, managing director, Access Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Thomas d’Halluin
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Thomas d’Halluin, managing partner, Airbus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Tomoya Ogawa
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Tomoya Ogawa, partner, Akatsuki Entertainment Technology Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Taiyang Zhang and Brian Lee
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Taiyang Zhang, venture partner, and Brian Lee, partner, Alameda Research Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Toby Xu
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Toby Xu, chief financial officer, Alibaba
GCV Powerlist 2022: Nazim Cetin
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Nazim Cetin, chief executive, Allianz X
GCV Powerlist 2022: Paul Bernard
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Paul Bernard, lead, Alexa Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Sameer Kenkare
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Sameer Kenkare, head of corporate venture capital and corporate innovation, and managing principal, startup business development, Amazon Web Services
GCV Powerlist 2022: Matt Sueoka
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Matt Sueoka, global head, American Express Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Dan Reed
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Dan Reed, managing director, American Family Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Yat Siu
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Yat Siu, executive chairman, Animoca Brands
GCV Powerlist 2022: Anand Kamannavar
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Anand Kamannavar, global head, Applied Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: François Robinet
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: François Robinet, managing partner, Axa Venture Partners
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kai Martin
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kai Martin, corporate development lead, Baker Hughes New Energy Frontiers
GCV Powerlist 2022: Derek Norman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Derek Norman, vice-president of venture investments, Leaps by Bayer
GCV Powerlist 2022: Sergio Escobar
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Sergio Escobar, CEO and partner, BCF Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Tom Kurke
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Tom Kurke, vice-president of Acceleration Ventures, Bentley Systems
GCV Powerlist 2022: Annabelle Long
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Annabelle Long, founding and managing partner, Bertelsmann Asia Investments
GCV Powerlist 2022: Changpeng Zhao
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Changpeng Zhao, CEO, Binance
GCV Powerlist 2022: Vito Giallorenzo
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Vito Giallolorenzo, senior vice-president for corporate development, BlackBerry
GCV Powerlist 2022: Roy Bahat
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Roy Bahat, head, Bloomberg Beta
GCV Powerlist 2022: Jeffery Smith
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Jeffery Smith, director, equity and venture capital, Bristol-Myers Squibb
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kai Engelhardt
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kai Engelhardt, Managing Director, Brose Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Jaidev Shergill
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Jaidev Shergill, senior vice-president and head, Capital One Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Michael Young
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Michael Young, director, Caterpillar Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Derek Idemoto
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Derek Idemoto, SVP of corporate development and Cisco Investments, Cisco
GCV Powerlist 2022: Brian Armstrong
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Brian Armstrong, founder & CEO, Coinbase
GCV Powerlist 2022: Andrew Cleland
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Andrew Cleland, managing director, Comcast Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Daisuke Minamide
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Daisuke Minamide, head of US office, CyberAgent Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: Taha Syed Hussain
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Taha Syed Hussain, venture partner, Delek US
GCV Powerlist 2022: Scott Darling
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Scott Darling, president, Dell Technologies Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kaoru Hayashi
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kaoru Hayashi, representative director, chairman and CEO, DG Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Roee Furman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Roee Furman, managing director, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Rob Coppedge
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Rob Coppedge, CEO, Echo Health Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Robert Wetzel
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Robert Wetzel, vice-president corporate development, Enterprise Holdings
GCV Powerlist 2022: Gareth Burns
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Gareth Burns, vice-president, Equinor Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Jonathan Zhun Qiu
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Jonathan Zhun Qiu, managing director and US head, Fosun RZ Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: Soichi Kariyazono
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Soichi Kariyazono, managing partner, Globis Capital Partners
GCV Powerlist 2022: Akihiko Tokuhisa
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Akihiko Tokuhisa, president and CEO, Hakuhodo DY Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Chris Deng Chao
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Chris Deng Chao, managing director, HashKey Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kenneth Bronfin
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kenneth Bronfin, senior managing director, Hearst Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Paolo Bavaj
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Paolo Bavaj, head of corporate venturing, Henkel Tech Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Henry Chung
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Henry Chung, senior vice-president and head of Silicon Valley office, Hyundai Cradle
GCV Powerlist 2022: Angie Grimm
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Angie Grimm, managing director, IBM Ventures, and vice-president, corporate development, IBM
GCV Powerlist 2022: Shinzo Nakano
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Shinzo Nakano, president and CEO, Itochu Technology Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner, co-CEOs, JLL Technologies
GCV Powerlist 2022: Sam Brasch
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Sam Brasch, senior managing director, KP Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kazuhiko Chuman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kazuhiko Chuman, head, KDDI Open Innovation Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Zhiqiang He
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Zhiqiang (George) He, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group
GCV Powerlist 2022: Brad Robling
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Brad Robling, vice-president, Lilly New Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Douglas Russell
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Douglas Russell, managing director and head, MassMutual Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Sunita Parasuraman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Sunita Parasuraman, head of investments, Meta New Product Experimentation
GCV Powerlist 2022: Yusuke Omachi
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Yusuke Omachi, president and CEO, Mizuho Capital
GCV Powerlist 2022: Lisa Lambert
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Lisa Lambert, founder and president, National Grid Partners
GCV Powerlist 2022: Anja König
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Anja König, global head, Novartis Venture Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Søren Møller
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Søren Møller, managing partner, Novo Seeds
GCV Powerlist 2022: Yuko Sasahara
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Yuko Sasahara, president and CEO, NTT Docomo Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mat Torgow
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mat Torgow, head of venture capital strategic partnerships, Nvidia
GCV Powerlist 2022: Larry Renfro
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Larry Renfro, managing partner, Optum Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Alfonso Villanueva
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Alfonso Villanueva, senior vice-president, global corporate strategy, PayPal, and head of PayPal Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Barbara Dalton
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Barbara Dalton, senior managing partner, Pfizer Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Ulrich Thiem
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Ulrich Thiem, managing director, Porsche Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Harrie Vollaard
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Harrie Vollaard, head, Rabo Frontier Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Saemin Ahn
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Saemin Ahn, managing partner, Rakuten Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Ronald Bekker
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Ronald Bekker, digital adoption lead, Randstad Innovation Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Aruna Subramanian
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Aruna Subramanian, global head, Sabic Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Minas Apelian
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Minas Apelian, vice-president of internal and external venturing, Nova by Saint-Gobain
GCV Powerlist 2022: Ram Jambunathan
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Ram Jambunathan, senior vice-president (SVP) and managing director, SAP.iO
GCV Powerlist 2022: Yoshitaka Kitao
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Yoshitaka Kitao, founder and CEO, SBI Group
GCV Powerlist 2022: Alex Manson
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Alex Manson, head, SC Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Arindam Bhattacharya
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Arindam Bhattacharya, managing director, Schlumberger Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Russ Kliman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Russ Kliman, global head, SEI Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Lak Ananth
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Lak Ananth, chief executive and managing partner, Next47
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mark Gallagher
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mark Gallagher, head of corporate venture capital Silicon Valley Bank
GCV Powerlist 2022: Jason Spinell
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Jason Spinell, head, Slack Fund
GCV Powerlist 2022: Todd Stavish
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Todd Stavish, managing director, SRI Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Dina Routhier
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Dina Routhier, president, Stanley Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mohamed Khalil
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mohamed Khalil, vice-president, strategic investments and portfolio management, Mastercard
GCV Powerlist 2022: Beth Robertson
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Beth Robertson, head of startup partnerships, Stripe
GCV Powerlist 2022: Yusuke Amano and Tatsuo Tsutsumi
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Yusuke Amano and Tatsuo Tsutsumi, general partners, Strive
GCV Powerlist 2022: Wataru Kuribayashi
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Wataru (Doug) Kuribayashi, president & CEO, Presidio Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Michael Martin
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Michael Martin, global head, Takeda Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Kenneth Li
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Kenneth Li, general manager of investment, MDI Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mark Sherman
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mark Sherman, managing partner, Telstra Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Rob Peets
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Rob Peets, director and operations lead, Telus Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: David Horowitz
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: David Horowitz, CEO, Touchdown Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Jim Adler
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Jim Adler, founding managing director, Toyota Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Vanessa Vreeland
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Vanessa Vreeland, head, Truist Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Rahul Ray
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Rahul Ray, senior director, Tyson Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Mark Peek
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mark Peek, managing director and co-head, Workday Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2022: Wen Jiang
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Wen Jiang, entertainment and content lead investment manager, Xiaomi
GCV Powerlist 2022: Keiichi Onishi and Jim Aota
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Keiichi Onishi, CEO and managing director, and Jim Aota, chairman, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
GCV Powerlist 2022: Tony Palcheck
51 - 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Tony Palcheck, managing director, Zebra Ventures
