Raffaela Rein

Board Director & Operating Partner

Portfolio value creation. AI transformation. Venture growth.

I help investors, boards and leadership teams set direction, lead transformation, improve business performance and build new ventures.

Ex-BlackRock. Tech entrepreneur and board director. Board experience across $10bn PE Mutares, tech unicorn IU International University and, previously, Porsche’s Sustainability Board.

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Based in Abu Dhabi. Working internationally.

Meeting Barack Obama at the SAP CEO Summit
With Barack Obama · SAP CEO Summit
With Angela Merkel at the celebration of 100 years women's voting rights in Germany
With Angela Merkel · Anniversary celebration
With Volkswagen & Porsche CEO Oliver Blume
With Oliver Blume · CEO VW & Porsche
Raffaela Rein on the Forbes EU cover
Forbes feature · June 2023
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Three ways to work together.

Board Roles & Strategic Advisory

Independent board and committee roles, alongside advisory work with boards and leadership teams on corporate strategy, capital allocation, AI and workforce transformation.

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Operating Partner & Portfolio Value Creation

I work with funds and portfolio leadership teams to identify growth and performance opportunities, set priorities and support execution, from operating improvements to AI adoption and workforce transformation.

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Venture Building & Fundraising

I help founders and investment teams develop ventures, design accelerator programmes and prepare for fundraising. Drawing on experience raising $10m as a founder and leading an accelerator with 200 participating startups.

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BlackRock BoardLens Mutares IU Group Porsche CareerFoundry The AI Leadership Edge
Selected experience

Operator, investor, director.

Two decades from BlackRock to founding, scaling and governing companies. Raised $10m as a founder.

Operating experience
The AI Leadership EdgeFounder & AI Transformation Advisor
Advisory for boards, investors and leadership teams on turning AI into measurable enterprise and portfolio value.
BoardLensChair & President
AI intelligence for boards and investment portfolios.
CareerFoundryFounder & CEO
Built and scaled one of the leading online career schools past $25M in revenue and 120 employees.
Rocket InternetGlobal Venture Development
Launched Zalando in Australia and Taiwan, and Groupon in China.
BlackRockInvestment Strategist
Multi-asset solutions at the world's largest asset manager. CFA Level 2.
WildWild VenturesFounder & Managing Partner
Built and invested across AI and technology ventures, including an accelerator with 200 participating startups.
Board & advisory
Mutares SESupervisory Board, Audit Committee
$10bn private equity holding listed in the German SDAX; member of the audit committee.
Porsche AGFormer Sustainability Board
Advised the executive team on sustainability and digital transformation.
IU International UniversityBoard of Advisors
Germany's largest university by enrolment, with approximately 4,500 FTEs.
German Startups AssociationExtended Board
Bundesverband Deutsche Startups, the voice of Germany's startup ecosystem.
Publicly announced: Mutares ↗ · Porsche ↗ · IU ↗ · BoardLens ↗
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Speaking & media

Keynotes on AI, boards and leadership

Keynotes and panels with global leaders on how AI is changing the boardroom. 45,000+ followers across LinkedIn and Substack. Available for select engagements.

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Contact

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