Future Planet Capital, the international impact-led venture capital firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Priya Guha to its Investment Governance Board (IGB).
Future Planet’s IGB consists of leading advisors from around the world. The Board provides investment oversight and drives sustainable growth to ultimately build better and stronger businesses.
Priya brings with her a wealth of experience. She is currently Venture Partner at Merian Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in women-led innovation and is a non-executive director at the UK Research & Innovation body. She was awarded an MBE in 2021 for her services to international trade and women in innovation and was recently named in the 2022 Inspiring Fifty’s Top Fifty Women in European Tech.
Throughout her career, Priya has championed positive social change including through her work as a Trustee of Tech She Can, a not-for-profit charity focused on ensuring women play an equal role in creating and developing technology businesses. In addition, she has proven success helping high-growth startups to launch UK operations, including San Francisco HQ-ed RocketSpace. Prior to RocketSpace, Priya was a career diplomat for the UK Government posted as British Consul General to San Francisco and previously in India and Spain.
Priya joins existing Future Planet Capital Investment Governance Board members Paul Abberley, CEO of Charles Stanley, Professor Jerome S Engel, the international renowned expert and academic from UC Berkeley, Elias Masilela, Executive Chair of DNA Economics and former CEO of South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation, and David Knox, ex-head of research at JP Morgan Cazenove.
Douglas Hansen-Luke, CEO of Future Planet Capital, said: “I am delighted to welcome Priya to our Investment Governance Board, as we continue our mission to build robust, impactful and truly innovative businesses. It is more important than ever to identify and deliver solutions to the problems our society faces, and today’s announcement helps us to better achieve this goal. Priya, welcome to the team!”
Commenting on her appointment, Priya Guha, said: “Over the years I have watched and admired the impact of Future Planet Capital’s work. I am excited to be joining the team and to have the opportunity to combine my experience building disruptive businesses, with my passion for bringing about positive change.”