8 alumni make Forbes 30 under 30 Europe and WEF's Young Global Leader Class of 2023
Discover the alums honored as standout entrepreneurs, rising stars in their fields, and outstanding people addressing the world's most pressing problems.
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Eight McKinsey alumni have been named to two recent lists: Forbes 30 under 30 Europe and the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader Class of 2023. Click on their names below to read more.
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From left: Vaysh Kewada, Jean de Rauglaudre, and Daniela Raffel Torrebiarte
Finance
Daniela Raffel Torrebiarte Dawn Capital
Daniela Raffel Torrebiarte is Vice President at Dawn Capital, a London-based venture firm that invests in European founders who are developing the next generation of software. Since joining the firm as Associate in May 2020, Daniela became the fastest-promoted individual to VP in the fund's history. Prior to Dawn Capital, she previously worked as a growth manager at Capital on Tap, a London and U.S.-based fintech that provides working capital to entrepreneurs.
Social Impact
Jean de Rauglaudre Collective
Jean de Rauglaudre co-founded Collective, a Paris-based digital platform that offers a SaaS solution allowing freelancers to collaborate and combine their skills to compete against traditional service companies. The platform also features a marketplace where users can receive project missions from companies that are seeking to outsource work. Since the company launched in 2021, Collective has raised $8 million in seed funding.
Technology
Vaysh Kewada Salience Labs
Vaysh Kewada leads Salience Labs, a tech company she co-founded in 2021, that is building the world's first photonic chip for AI. The chip is expected to have 50 times the processing speed of current chips. With a team of 20 employees, Salience Labs has raised $15 million in funding, including an $11.5 million seed round in May 2022.
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From left: Fridtjof Berge, Jonathan Fantini Porter, Sven Holstenson, Varun Sivaram, and Isabelle Yap
ASEAN
Fridtjof Berge Antler
Fridtjof Berge is the co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Antler, a global venture capital firm that supports and invests in exceptional founders from day zero. With offices in 25 startup ecosystems across six continents, Antler invests in more than 750 portfolio companies and receives over 100,000 residency applications annually.
Isabelle Yap East West Banking Corporation
Isabelle Yap is Senior Assistant VP, Special-Projects Officer, and Executive Director at EastWest Bank. Isabelle has played a key role in launching Komo, a digital banking service under EastWest Bank, and now chairs f(dev), the digital-venture builder and innovation factory of Filinvest Development.
Europe
Sven Holstenson Pictet & Cie Group SCA
Sven Holstenson is the Head of Europe for Pictet Wealth Management, overseeing the firm's 12 offices and more than 250 employees across six European branches. Sven also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA. The company's Board of Partners announced Sven's appointment to Managing Partner in September 2022, a role he will assume effective May 1, 2023, pending regulatory approvals.
North America
Jonathan Fantini Porter Partnership for Central America
Jonathan Fantini Porter, CEO of the Partnership for Central America, raised $4.2 billion in 18 months for projects delivering environmental, social, and governance programs to 5 million individuals in Central America. The Partnership was cited by Microsoft's President, USAID's Administrator Samantha Power, and the World Bank's President as an exemplary model in mobilizing private sector investments for public-private economic development partnerships.
Varun Sivaram Ørsted
Dr. Varun Sivaram is the Group Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation for renewable energy company Ørsted. He previously served in the U.S. Biden-Harris administration and spearheaded flagship U.S. initiatives such as the First Movers Coalition. TIME Magazine and MIT Technology Review named him one of the most influential people in the world and a top innovator, respectively. He has authored several books on renewable energy, and his TED Talk on India's clean energy transition has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.