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These are the 50 mid-career professionals who are influencing the corporate venturing industry.
Corporate venture professionals come from a wide variety of backgrounds, but these traits unite them.
Sofia Pimenta Campos, innovations and ventures consulting director at Deloitte, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Socheat Chhay, global head of corporate venture capital for Sopra Steria, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Ryan Chou, managing director - investments at JetBlue Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Michael Claes, director technology at Sabic Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Dennis Clark, investment director at Zeon Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Kiel Dowlin, managing director at GEHA Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Ron Gonen, managing director at Allianz Life Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Jon Harms, senior director at Cisco Investments, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Sven Harmsen, director external ventures at Nova by Saint-Gobain, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Keunhang Heo, senior investment manager at Hyundai Cradle, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Veronique Hördemann, managing partner and CFO at Future Energy Ventures, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Yu Huang, global head, venture investment and partnership at Technip Energies, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Yvonne Lutsch, investment director at Lam Capital, is one of our top 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing for 2025.
Hee Jung, head of investment at SK discovery, is one of our 50 emerging leaders in corporate venturing in 2023.
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 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
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