
Claudia Zeisberger
Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise
Founder Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI)
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Additional Information
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Research Areas
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- Private Equity & Venture Capital; especially minority stakes in emerging markets & the impact of private equity on the economy at large
- Corporate Venturing (CVC; Venture Building)
- Institutional Investment portfolios and challenges of maintaining exposure to PE & VC
- Corporate Turnaround & Restructuring situations
- Risk Management, especially in institutional investment portfolios
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Teaching Areas
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- Private equity
- Growth Equity & Venture Capital
- Managing Corporate Turnarounds
- Risk Management (Integrated Risk Management; Market Risk, VaR & Investor Due Diligence)
- Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments
Biography
Professor Claudia Zeisberger is one of the best networked figures in the private capital space, combining her academic expertise with over 35 years of experience in financial markets. As an advisor and angel investor, she partners with boards and leadership teams to drive growth and scale startups. A professor at INSEAD, a top-ranked business school with campuses in Singapore, France, the US, and the UAE, she is a global citizen, an award-winning author, and a trusted advisor to corporations, institutional investors, and governments. In her role as a "Professional Devil’s Advocate," she frequently provides independent perspectives on investment and risk-related decisions.
Professor Zeisberger is a founding member of KKR’s Sustainability Expert Advisory Council (SEAC) and serves on the advisory boards of Standard Chartered Ventures (SCV), Linzor Capital, and KaizenVest. She also works with select nonprofits as a volunteer board advisor and is the CEO of 5 Quadrants, a research and risk management advisory firm.
At INSEAD, she created and leads Managing Corporate Turnarounds, a highly regarded MBA elective featuring a bootcamp-style online simulation centred on an iconic car brand’s struggle with bankruptcy. She also teaches INSEAD’s Risk Management elective, a natural extension of her work in corporate restructuring and private capital. Recognized for her exceptional teaching, she has received INSEAD’s Best Teaching Award for her Private Equity elective for three consecutive years and has been honoured with the Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching annually since 2008.
Professor Zeisberger is a founding member of KKR’s Sustainability Expert Advisory Council (SEAC) and serves on the advisory boards of Standard Chartered Ventures (SCV), Linzor Capital, and KaizenVest. She also works with select nonprofits as a volunteer board advisor and is the CEO of 5 Quadrants, a research and risk management advisory firm.
At INSEAD, she created and leads Managing Corporate Turnarounds, a highly regarded MBA elective featuring a bootcamp-style online simulation centred on an iconic car brand’s struggle with bankruptcy. She also teaches INSEAD’s Risk Management elective, a natural extension of her work in corporate restructuring and private capital. Recognized for her exceptional teaching, she has received INSEAD’s Best Teaching Award for her Private Equity elective for three consecutive years and has been honoured with the Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching annually since 2008.
Publications
Case Studies
27 Jun 2024
By Zeisberger C., Munro D.
15 Apr 2024
By Zeisberger C., Munro D.
11 Dec 2023
By Zeisberger C., Wee J., Rangan G.
11 Dec 2023
By Zeisberger C., Wee J., Rangan G.
08 Mar 2023
By Wee J., Zeisberger C.
08 Mar 2023
By Wee J., Zeisberger C.
02 Nov 2022
By Zeisberger C., Joquino P., Mao C., Yan T.
18 May 2022
By Heely L., Zeisberger C.
Private Equity Real Estate Investors – Overcoming the Challenge of Sustainability & ESG: Pro-invest Group’s ESG Journey
Award Winning
14 Apr 2022
By Zeisberger C., Van Der Wal C., von Stauffenberg A.
16 Dec 2021
By Wee J., Zeisberger C.
16 Dec 2021
By Wee J., Zeisberger C.
03 Dec 2021
By Mansukhani A., Zeisberger C.
31 Aug 2021
By Zeisberger C., Oldroyd G., von Stauffenberg A., Lim S.
27 May 2021
By Lim S., Zeisberger C., von Stauffenberg A., Aggarwal V. A., Gaba V.
30 Sep 2019
By Minhas M., Zeisberger C.
30 Sep 2019
By Minhas M., Zeisberger C.
23 Apr 2018
By Zeisberger C., Louie D. L., Goodson P., Shannahan N., McGinnis K.
29 Jan 2018
By Wee J., Zeisberger C.
15 Dec 2017
By Zeisberger C., White B., Wee J.
28 Aug 2017
By Aggarwal V. A., Wee J., Zeisberger C.
29 May 2017
By Carrick A., White B., Zeisberger C.
30 Jan 2017
By Goodson P., McGinnis K., Zeisberger C.
26 Aug 2016
By Zeisberger C., White B., Carrick A.
22 Jul 2016
By Falcao H., Gehlen C., Zeisberger C.
22 Jul 2016
By Falcao H., Gehlen C., Zeisberger C.
06 Apr 2016
By Zeisberger C., Goodson P., McGinnis K.
24 Apr 2015
By Zeisberger C., Krishnan S., Shah N., Carrick A.
24 Mar 2014
By Chen A., Zeisberger C.
24 Mar 2014
By Zeisberger C., Sharma A., Prahl M.
24 Jun 2013
By Zeisberger C., Prahl M., Agrawal R.
24 Jun 2013
By Ramanathan D., Prahl M., Zeisberger C.
27 Mar 2012
By Zeisberger C., Prahl M., Aggarwal V. A.
31 Jan 2012
By Prahl M., Zeisberger C., Sawjiany S., Aggarwal V. A.
25 May 2011
By Prahl M., Zeisberger C.
26 Jul 2010
By Prahl M., Zeisberger C.
28 Jun 2010
By Zeisberger C., Munro D.
25 May 2010
By Zeisberger C., Munro D.
25 Jan 2010
By Zeisberger C., Narain D., Kapadia R., Scott E.
18 Dec 2009
By Piehl D., Zeisberger C.
18 Dec 2009
By Piehl D., Zeisberger C.
30 Nov 2009
By Blackwood G., Zeisberger C.
15 Sep 2009
By Zeisberger C., Gehlen C., Falcao H.
30 Jun 2009
By Chong N. B., Zeisberger C.
30 Apr 2009
By Blackwood G., Zeisberger C.