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Leslie Kapin

Investor

Partner, Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures

Europe

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. AstanorPartner, Director of Impactcurrent2024 — presentBelgium
  2. AstanorDirector of Impact and Sustainabilitycurrent2022 — presentBrussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  3. Astanor VenturesImpact Principal2019 — 2022Brussels Metropolitan Area
  4. Bank for International Settlements – BISAsset Management Specialist2015 — 2018Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  5. Russell InvestmentsAssociate Portfolio Manager2011 — 2014Greater Sydney Area
  6. Russell InvestmentsResearch Analyst2008 — 2011Greater Sydney Area
  7. Russell InvestmentsSenior Portfolio Analyst2005 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Etoile GestionJunior Fixed Income Portfolio Analyst2004 — 2005Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Education

  1. CFA InstituteCFA2006 — 2008
  2. Université Paris Dauphine - PSLMaster's Degree, Asset Management2004 — 2005
  3. Université Paris DauphineMaster, Economics and Finance2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Bloomberg8Portfolio Management19Equities17Asset Management14Investment Management11Investments10Asset Allocation4Investment Strategies3Hedge Funds3Financial Markets3Derivatives3Mutual Funds2
+8 moreEquity ResearchEmerging MarketsAsset ManagmentSustainabilityPension FundsFund Of FundsETFsESG

Languages English · French · German

From Leslie's professional profile.

Colleagues at Astanor Ventures

Antoine Cuny
Director of Operations at Astanor Ventures
Arne Hautekiet
Investments at Astanor Ventures
Benoit Boisseuil
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Camille Grisard
Head of Investor Relations at Astanor Ventures
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Dan Cohen
Venture Partner at Astanor Ventures
David Barber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Emmanuel Faber
Partner at Astanor Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Leslie Kapin work?
Leslie Kapin is Partner, Director of Impact at Astanor Ventures.
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Leslie Kapin invests in Impact & Social Good.

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Also attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL179

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Shared employers

Also worked at Astanor Ventures35

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Also worked at Russell Investments9

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