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Leslie Kapin

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Partner, Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures

Europe

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About

Leslie Kapin is a Partner and Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures, which she joined in 2019 to build and lead the firm's impact management framework, including its impact measurement and valuation methodologies and the Impact Valuation Hub industry initiative. She also oversees parts of Astanor's Finance and Operations functions and sits on the boards of several portfolio companies. Before Astanor, she spent 13 years in asset management, including nine years at Russell Investments as a research analyst and portfolio manager focused on Asian equity markets across London, Paris, and Sydney, and three years at the Bank for International Settlements selecting investment strategies for its pension fund.

Invests in

Impact & Social Good

Experience

  1. LiveCycleBoard membercurrent2025 — present
  2. NotplaBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. AstanorPartner, Director of Impactcurrent2024 — presentBelgium
  4. AstanorDirector of Impact and Sustainability2022 — 2023Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  5. AstanorImpact Principal2019 — 2022Brussels Metropolitan Area
  6. Top 50 FarmersMember of the Board of Advisors2023 — 2026
  7. Bank for International Settlements – BISAsset Management Specialist2015 — 2018Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  8. Russell InvestmentsAssociate Portfolio Manager2011 — 2014Greater Sydney Area
  9. Russell InvestmentsResearch Analyst2008 — 2011Greater Sydney Area
  10. Russell InvestmentsSenior Portfolio Analyst2005 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
  11. Etoile GestionJunior Fixed Income Portfolio Analyst2004 — 2005Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Portfolio Management19Equities17Asset Management14Investment Management11Investments10Asset Allocation4Investment Strategies3Hedge Funds3Financial Markets3Derivatives3Mutual Funds2Equity Research1
+8 moreEmerging MarketsAsset ManagmentSustainabilityPension FundsBloombergFund Of FundsETFsESG

Languages English · French · German

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Who is Leslie Kapin?
Leslie Kapin is a Partner and Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures, which she joined in 2019 to build and lead the firm's impact management framework, including its impact measurement and valuation methodologies and the Impact Valuation Hub industry initiative. She also oversees parts of Astanor's Finance and Operations functions and sits on the boards of several portfolio companies. Before Astanor, she spent 13 years in asset management, including nine years at Russell Investments as a research analyst and portfolio manager focused on Asian equity markets across London, Paris, and Sydney, and three years at the Bank for International Settlements selecting investment strategies for its pension fund.
Where does Leslie Kapin work?
Leslie Kapin is Partner, Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures.
What does Leslie Kapin invest in?
Leslie Kapin invests in Impact & Social Good.
Where did Leslie Kapin go to school?
Leslie Kapin studied at CFA Institute (CFA); Université Paris Dauphine - PSL (Master's Degree, Asset Management); Université Paris Dauphine (Master, Economics and Finance).

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