The Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards profiles the industry’s top 50 people who have entered the industry in about the past five years with aplomb and notable success.
Balance and diversity on show with the rising stars
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Top 10
Malin Carlström
#1 Malin Carlström, head of ventures, ABB Electrification
Anil Achyuta
#2 Anil Achyuta, investment director, TDK Ventures
Jaclyn Kossmann and Saewook Lee
#3 Jaclyn Kossmann and Saewook Lee, senior investment managers, Applied Ventures
Xin Ma
#4 Xin Ma, managing director of Asia platform, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
Banafsheh Fathieh
# 5 Banafsheh Fathieh, principal, Prosus Ventures
Radhika Malik
#6 Radhika Malik, senior associate, Samsung Catalyst Fund
Wanja Humanes
#7 Wanja Humanes, investment manager, Swisscom Ventures
Neda Blocho and David Li
#8 Neda Blocho, principal and head of Studios, and David Li, principal, Avanta Ventures
Steven Willinger
#9 Steven Willinger, principal, Capital One Ventures
Kurt Sheline
#10 Kurt Sheline, principal, Echo Health Ventures
Top 50 Rising Stars 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit)
Erik Paisley
Erik Paisley, investment manager, 3M Ventures
Gonzalo Soriano
Gonzalo Soriano, senior investment analyst, AC Ventures
Aaron Kern
Aaron Kern, associate, Allstate Strategic Ventures
Cristina Moyano de Navascués
Cristina Moyano de Navascués, investment manager, Amadeus Ventures
Mark Frayman
Mark Frayman, head, BHP Ventures
Erin Hallock and Shaun Healey
Erin Hallock, senior venture principal of Europe and the Middle East, and Shaun Healey, venture principal, BP Ventures
Nicholas Brumleve
Nicholas Brumleve, investment principal, Chevron Technology Ventures
Sheena Jindal
Sheena Jindal, principal, Comcast Ventures
Brandon Yahn
Brandon Yahn, principal, Convivialité Ventures
Gregory Hoffman
Gregory Hoffman, manager, DuPont Electronics & Imaging Ventures
Jennifer Diedrichs
Jennifer Diedrichs, investment manager, EnBW New Ventures
Erning Cao
Erning Cao, investment director, Evonik Venture Capital
Taraec Mohamed Hussein
Taraec Mohamed Hussein, investment head, Fatima Gobi Ventures
James Field
James Field, service design lead, Ferguson Ventures
Wade Sheffer
Wade Sheffer, managing director, GM Ventures
Terri Burns
Terri Burns, investing partner, GV
Ginger Rothrock
Ginger Rothrock, senior director, HG Ventures
Dennis Clark
Dennis Clark, senior managing director of corporate venturing and open innovation, Honda Innovations
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron Hoffman, senior analyst, Intact Ventures
Ranjit Kurup
Ranjit Kurup, director, Intel Capital
Michelle Moon
Michelle Moon, principal, LG Technology Ventures
Oliver Finch
Oliver Finch, partner, Maersk Growth
Rahul Meka
Rahul Meka, manager of product and R&D, Magna Innovation Ventures
Gayathri Radhakrishnan
Gayathri Radhakrishnan, director of venture capital, Micron Ventures
Steve Deutsch
Steve Deutsch, investment principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
Veronica Gabriele
Veronica Gabriele, associate, Munich Re Ventures
Jake Nice
Jake Nice, principal, Nationwide Ventures
Angela Wang
Angela Wang, vice-president, Ping An Global Voyager Fund
Jeroen van Doornik
Jeroen van Doornik, managing partner, Rabo Frontier Ventures
Florian Chilla
Florian Chilla, investment manager, Randstad Innovation Fund; principal and co-founder, Taptrove Ventures
Benjamin Price
Benjamin Price, external ventures manager, Saint-Gobain Nova
Tyler Durham
Tyler Durham, venture principal, Schlumberger New Energy
Kevin Deneen
Kevin Deneen, principal, Schneider Electric Ventures
Ilya Pavlov
Ilya Pavlov, vice-president of investments, Severstal Ventures
Michiel van Haersma Buma and Phoebe Wang
Michiel van Haersma Buma, implementation manager, and Phoebe Wang, principal, Shell Ventures
Jay Crone and Jon Wolkin
Jay Crone and Jonathan Wolkin, directors, Telus Ventures
Will Geiger and Brett Kadesh
Will Geiger and Brett Kadesh, principals, Touchdown Ventures
Christopher Park
Christopher Park, principal, UL Ventures
Andrew Casey
Andrew Casey, corporate development lead, Vanguard Strategic Business Development
Maxwell Swicegood and Min Park
Maxwell Swicegood, vice-president, and Min Park, director, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
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