I combine a background in law, technology, finance, music and film to work with entrepreneurs and high-growth start-ups and scale-ups as a strategic advisor and fractional COO / Chief Legal Officer. I am an English-qualified lawyer based between London and Lisbon, and have lived and worked in seven countries. Day-to-day I advise on commercial strategy and operations, carry out legal and regulatory analysis, proactively manage risk and and identify partnership and collaboration opportunities.
Previously I was global Head of Legal, Managing Director, at BlackRock for the $1.3bn global Aladdin tech and Financial Markets Advisory consulting client businesses, where I led a global team across eight locations, supported year-on-year double digit revenue growth, created sustainability and climate analytics solutions and helped these businesses scale through organic growth and acquisitions, product and process innovation while managing regulatory, operational and legal risk. Earlier in my career I was a capital markets specialist at Allen & Overy, leading negotiations and business development for several emerging markets and co-founding the Istanbul office.
I work as a hands-on business partner and mentor, building teams and focussing on positive impact and culture while continually developing new skills. My areas of interest include ClimateTech, climate change solutions, circular economy, regenerative finance, biodiversity conservation, health and HealthTech, FinTech, BioTech, and arts and culture.