Giulia Van WaeyenbergeMember of the Executive Committee at SofinaJudge
Profile
Giulia is Member of the Executive Committee of Sofina where she is responsible for Sofina’s Private Funds, investing in Venture and Growth Capital Funds in the US, Europe, and Asia. Sofina aspires to partner with leading entrepreneurs and families, backing them with patient capital and supportive advice to foster sustainable growth of their businesses. Sofina is a family-run investment company focusing on 4 sectors (healthcare, consumer & retail, education, and digital transformation). Sofina believes in value creation through growth and innovation with purpose and patience.
Giulia has worked in the investment sector for 17 years. She represents Sofina through board mandates of Collibra, GL events and Mérieux Nutrisciences. She is independent board member of the Port of Antwerp. She supports non-profit initiatives: MVWFondation (leukemia), Vocatio (boosting young talents), Syndicate One (fostering early-stage tech ecosystem in Belgium) and Level20 (encouraging more women in investment roles).
She holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering (Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain) and a MSc in Applied Economics (Singapore Management University). She followed the International Directors Programme at INSEAD, the Audit Committee in the New Era at Harvard, an Executive Leadership Program at IMD & Stanford and obtained CFA level 1 & 2.