About
Joined Picus as an Investor in 2026; previously worked at McKinsey & Company on growth, marketing, and sales in the energy sector. Graduated with distinction in Economics from Stanford University.
Experience
- Picus CapitalInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2024 — 2026
- Picus CapitalInvestor (Intern)2024
- Stanford Women in FinanceHead of Operations2023 — 2024
- Stanford Women in FinanceHead of Marketing2021 — 2023
- Stanford Women in BusinessSenior Vice President, External Relations2023 — 2024
- Stanford Women in BusinessVice President, Business Leadership2022 — 2023
- Stanford Women in BusinessJunior Board Member2021 — 2022
- Project AccessVice CEO and Chief Partnerships Officer2023 — 2024
- Project AccessGlobal Director of U.S. Programs2022 — 2023
- Project AccessOutreach and Institutional Partnerships Officer, Team Germany2021 — 2022
- TranscribeGlassIntern2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Visiting Associate2023
- BUXSummer Intern2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Vertical Markets GmbHSummer Intern2021
Colleagues at PICUS CAPITAL
Abhijay Thacker
Investment Advisor at PICUS CAPITAL
Alex Smola
CEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITAL
Alexander Samwer
Founding Partner at PICUS CAPITAL
Amit Jain
CEO at Rewired
Andreas Stryz
CTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITAL
Andy Cohen
SVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITAL
Annika in der Beek
Chief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITAL
Anselm Bauer
Co-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITAL
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cosima Paul?
- Joined Picus as an Investor in 2026; previously worked at McKinsey & Company on growth, marketing, and sales in the energy sector. Graduated with distinction in Economics from Stanford University.
- Where does Cosima Paul work?
- Cosima Paul is Investor at PICUS CAPITAL.
- Where did Cosima Paul go to school?
- Cosima Paul studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Economics with distinction); University of Oxford (Study Abroad); Valentin-Heider-Gymnasium (Abitur).
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