About
Gilles Plante is a Partner at Artesian, where he leads the firm's Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS) business, providing bespoke investment solutions to government organisations, corporates, industry groups and family offices. He sits on the Investment Committees of Artesian VC funds. Before Artesian, he spent over 25 years in financial markets and international banking, including roles as CEO Asia Pacific, Deputy CEO Institutional & International Banking, and Global Head of Markets at ANZ Banking Group and Crédit Suisse. He holds a Master of Computer Science Engineering from ESME Paris and completed executive programs at Duke University and MIT Sloan.
Experience
- GrainCorpInvestment Committee member of GrainCorp Venturescurrent2022 — present
- AL CapitalInvestment committee member ALCapitalcurrent2018 — present
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Managing Partner, Venture Capitalcurrent2016 — presentGreater Sydney Area
- ANZCEO Asia Pacific, Deputy CEO International and Institutional Banking2010 — 2016Hong Kong
- ANZGlobal Head of Financial Markets1998 — 2010Greater Sydney Area
- Credit SuisseManaging Director, Equities, Currencies, Commodities & Rates1989 — 1997Paris, Tokyo, New York and Singapore
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology2015
- ESME, école d'ingénieurs généralisteMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering1982 — 1987
Skills & more
Insurance IndustryInvestment ManagementTreasury ManagementInnovation ManagementInvestment StrategiesVenture CapitalMarket RiskAsset and Liability Management (ALM)Banking46Business Analysis13Portfolio Management9Change Management10
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended ESME, école d'ingénieurs généraliste1
Shared employers
Also worked at ANZ61
Ed BarkerPrincipal at Square Peg CapitalJeremy CollessPartner, CEO at ArtesianTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianLuke FayVenture Partner at ArtesianRichard CaseManaging Director, Head of BD at ArtesianKevin ChongCo-Founder and General Partner at Outward VC
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Also worked at Credit Suisse492
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Colleagues at Artesian
Alex Cutting
Senior Legal Counsel at Artesian
Ali Clunies-Ross
Partner & Co-Head VC at Artesian
Amy Wafer
Associate - Investment Ops at Artesian
Ananya Sinha
Principal at Artesian
Andrew Lai
Managing Director - Boab AI at Artesian
Bushra Mumin
ESG & Credit Analyst at Artesian
Catherine Huang
Corporate & Fund Accountant at Artesian
Channing Chen
VC & Legal Analyst at Artesian