Dr. Julia Balandina Jaquier, JBJ Consult

Julia is an impact investment expert with 18 years of principal experience and $1 bn+ worth of investments led globally. The founder of JBJ Consult, she advises private, institutional and sovereign investors on the development and implementation of impact investment programs.

Having started her career at McKinsey in 1993, she has subsequently held senior positions at ABB Financial Services and AIG Investments, where after co-managing the European private equity investment business she has pioneered and led a $150 m impact investment fund and was instrumental in developing further mission-driven investment vehicles.

Julia has served on multiple Boards and Investment Committees, including SIFEM, Swiss Development Finance Institution, which manages the $0.5 bn impact investment mandate of the Swiss Government.

Dr. Balandina is the author of the Guide To Impact Investing for Family Offices and High Net Worth Individuals and she teaches social entrepreneurship and impact investing at the University of St. Gallen.