I am highly-skilled in Corporate Finance, Private Equity & Venture Capital with more than 25 years of experience in the finance industry. My main area of expertise is in direct investment issues and incentives for Croatia and South-East Europe (SEE). Most recently, I have expanded my expertise on sustainability leadership, corporate responsibility, climate change, and strategy for environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement. I have set up VentureXchange Ltd., a boutique consulting firm, initially specialised in access-to-finance research studies for the international financing institutions (IFIs) looking for market development or investment opportunities in SEE. VentureXchange Ltd. services include financial and business advisory services for investors and corporates including strategy for ESG engagement, scaling up, turnaround/restructuring; private equity and venture capital advisory services including deal origination and integration of ESG objectives at the fund and portfolio company level; and bespoke market research for clients. For a decade, I have successfully combined the high-profile consultancy assignments and academia, working as a Lecturer at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management. I have orchestrated the establishment of Turnaround Management Association Croatia (TMA Croatia) and the Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA).Considerable experience has been gained in understanding and implementing the Croatian Economic Policies and the EU integration issues having been an Assistant Minister in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration during the time of Croatia’s integration into the European Union. Before my return to Croatia in 2004, I was based in London and held corporate and structured finance positions at major investment banks, including Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, and Credit Agricole Indosuez.I am a dynamic communicator, fluent in 6 European languages, with strong presentation skills acquired through regular participation in many international conferences. I am Alumna of INSEAD (MBA), London School of Economics (B.Sc. Econ, Climate Change: Economic and Governance), Harvard Business School (Sustainable Business Strategy), London Business School (Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Sustainability Leadership & Corporate Responsibility) and EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA®).
Listed skills include Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Economics, Capital Markets, and 55 others.