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Introduction to the GCV Powerlist 2022

GCV Powerlist 2022 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing

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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