Katherine Wilson

Investor at Illuminate Financial

Speaker

Katherine is Illuminate’s London based Investment Director and has been driving the team’s theses on WealthTech, Sustainable Finance, Climate & ESG. Originally from Australia, Katherine began her career on Citigroup’s equity trading floor before gaining experience at a start-up B2B fintech company where she worked with prospects to find product fit, made their first commercial sales and owned early product designs. She has led deals across the UK, Europe, US, Canada, Latam and Australia and served as a board director for several high growth portfolio businesses. She holds a dual Bachelor of Laws & Commerce (Hons) from the University of Queensland and was recognised on the 100 Women in Finance Fintech initiative as well as being featured on Innovate Finance’s Women in Fintech Powerlist for the past five years.