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
Claudia Zeisberger is a Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise at INSEAD, and the Founder of the school’s private equity & venture capital centre GPEI. Through the centre’s work, INSEAD has established itself as the go-to source for insights on private capital in emerging markets and impact investing.
Professor Zeisberger advises corporations, institutional investors and governments on Private Capital portfolio construction and best practices, Corporate Venture Capital, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), EdTech, Corporate Turnarounds, Risk Management, and the launch of Sovereign Wealth Funds.
She has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional and as an expert with deep experience in risk management, private equity and venture capital, Corporate Venturing and Innovation. As a Professor at INSEAD, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.
At INSEAD, Professor Zeisberger teaches courses on Private Equity & Venture Capital, Corporate Turnaround and Risk management in their MBA, EMBA and Executive Education programmes. She has won the “Best Teaching Award” and has been awarded the “Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching” annually since 2008. In 2010, she launched INSEAD’s popular course “Managing Corporate Turnarounds,” which combines in-class case studies and visits from industry professionals with an intensive computer-based simulation involving an iconic car brand and its struggle with bankruptcy.
Joining Academia in 2005 after a 16-year career in investment banking & alternative investments allowed her to leverage her extensive network and combine her passion for education & innovation by connecting academia with industry. Claudia is one of the best-networked people in the Private Capital space with extensive experience in bringing her academic and professional background to inform boards. She is an expert on Responsible Investing and ESG strategy implementation and is often invited in the role of ‘Professional Devil’s Advocate’.
Her recent work has focused mainly on private capital in emerging markets & Corporate Venture Capital. She is the author of "Mastering Private Equity – Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts" as well as the corresponding INSEAD case book "Private Equity in Action – Case Studies from Developed & Emerging Markets".
http://claudiazeisberger.com/
Professor Zeisberger advises corporations, institutional investors and governments on Private Capital portfolio construction and best practices, Corporate Venture Capital, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), EdTech, Corporate Turnarounds, Risk Management, and the launch of Sovereign Wealth Funds.
She has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional and as an expert with deep experience in risk management, private equity and venture capital, Corporate Venturing and Innovation. As a Professor at INSEAD, she is a global citizen and award-winning author as well as an angel investor. She is a member of KKR’s Sustainable Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) and sits on the Advisory Boards of Standard Chartered Ventures, Linzor Capital, BG Ventures and KaizenVest. Passionate about the future of education, she acts as a volunteer board advisor to Girl Rising, a non-profit focused on girls' education and empowerment.
At INSEAD, Professor Zeisberger teaches courses on Private Equity & Venture Capital, Corporate Turnaround and Risk management in their MBA, EMBA and Executive Education programmes. She has won the “Best Teaching Award” and has been awarded the “Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching” annually since 2008. In 2010, she launched INSEAD’s popular course “Managing Corporate Turnarounds,” which combines in-class case studies and visits from industry professionals with an intensive computer-based simulation involving an iconic car brand and its struggle with bankruptcy.
Joining Academia in 2005 after a 16-year career in investment banking & alternative investments allowed her to leverage her extensive network and combine her passion for education & innovation by connecting academia with industry. Claudia is one of the best-networked people in the Private Capital space with extensive experience in bringing her academic and professional background to inform boards. She is an expert on Responsible Investing and ESG strategy implementation and is often invited in the role of ‘Professional Devil’s Advocate’.
Her recent work has focused mainly on private capital in emerging markets & Corporate Venture Capital. She is the author of "Mastering Private Equity – Transformation via Venture Capital, Minority Investments & Buyouts" as well as the corresponding INSEAD case book "Private Equity in Action – Case Studies from Developed & Emerging Markets".
http://claudiazeisberger.com/
Publications
Journal Article
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 Zeisberger C., Sharma A., Prahl M.
24 Mar 2014
By Chen A., Zeisberger C.
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.