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ABOUT US

MISSION

Catalyze values-driven "smart" capital to address key societal challenges by helping asset owners and their advisers become meaningfully and successfully engaged in impact finance, generating tangible impact, attractive financial returns, and strategic benefits. 

VALUES 

PROFESSIONALISM

Our advice is based on extensive practical experience in both building and managing impact investment programs. We strive to be a trusted and reliable partner to our clients and to deliver innovative, bespoke solutions of a consistently high quality.

INTEGRITY

We are committed to serving the interests of our clients, while staying true to our own values.  We strive to build a relationship of mutual respect and trust. We do not accept placement fees or have proprietary products, offering truly independent advice.

JOY

We take pride in our work and want it to be fun for our clients and ourselves. We value a good laugh that creates a special bond between human beings, and the inspiration and excitement that come from a shared desire to make a difference in the world.

HUMILITY

We don’t claim to know it all, but are ready to bring our experience and ideas to develop optimal solutions in collaboration with our clients and partners. We are committed to lifelong learning and take our work, and not ourselves, seriously.

TEAM  

JBJ Consult operates primarily as a trusted adviser, with the clients working directly with the company founder, Julia Balandina Jaquier. Depending on the needs of a project, we can also form a focused team, drawing on a broad network of experienced industry professionals and junior resources. 

          Impact finance is a powerful tool to make a difference in the world and a smart way of investing. I feel extremely fortunate to have worked for over 20 years at the intersection of money and meaning, and to be part of the impact investment journey of so many great people and organizations.

Julia Balandina Jaquier

ABOUT JULIA

Julia Balandina Jaquier, PhD, CFA, brings three decades of experience in investment management and consulting across diverse markets. Renowned globally for her expertise in impact investment, Julia is a trusted advisor to major private, institutional, and sovereign investors. Her passion lies in championing innovative and financially sustainable solutions to global challenges and helping asset clients navigate impact investing successfully.

 

Living near Zurich, Switzerland, Julia's passion extends beyond her professional pursuits. She enjoys traveling, trying out different cuisines, staying active to offset her love for good food, tending to her garden, diving into captivating books, and sharing laughter and good times with friends over a glass of good wine.

Domain Expertise and Thought Leadership

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  • Actively involved in impact finance since 1996, and exclusively focused on it since 2004, both as principal investor and adviser

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  • Pioneered and led one of the first institutional impact investment funds

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  • Author of two books on impact investing

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  • Award-winning educator, lectured on impact investment at leading universities and business schools

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  • Member of various industry task forces and expert committees. Sought-after speaker/moderator

 

 

Investment Track-Record

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  • Extensive direct and fund investment experience  (150+ investments in private equity (PE), debt and project finance) in developed and emerging markets

 

  • Managed European direct PE business for AIG Investments (2001-05; DM capital pool US$1bn+) and an impact investment fund (2004-10, US$150m), led complex energy and infrastructure financing (1995-2001) 

 

  • Oversaw other investment vehicles (including Willows Investments (2011-15), SIFEM (2008-23) 

​Strategic Advisory and Fund Structuring

 

  • Led/facilitated the development of a broad range of impact-generating investment programs (PE and debt, PE Fund-of-Funds, multi-asset class strategies) for institutional, private, and sovereign investors 

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  • 7 years of research on 2 books in collaboration with 170+ families of wealth, as well as mandates with various types of impact investor, providing unique insights into the strategies and decision-making criteria of asset owners, as well as best practices among asset managers 

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  • Further management consulting experience gained through McKinsey 

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Board Experience and Network

 

  • Non-executive roles in 15 companies globally, including serving on (Advisory) Boards, Investment-,  Audit- and LP Committees

 

  • Current non-executive roles with SocGen Private Bank (Switzerland), FORE Partnership, Debofin Family Office, and KIEGER

 

  • Extensive active impact investment network, covering a wide range of investors, investees, intermediaries, and service providers

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