Yvonne Bajela

Yvonne Bajela is a highly accomplished investment professional currently serving as a Partner at LocalGlobe since September 2022 and as a Non-Executive Director and Audit & Risk Committee Chair at Innovate Finance since June 2021. Previously, Yvonne held the position of Venture Partner, Founding Member, and Principal at Impact X Capital Partners LLP, a UK-based venture capital firm focused on underrepresented founders. Additional experience includes being a Non-Executive Director at HarbourVest Partners, Senior Investment Manager at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Board Observer roles at Worldsensing and Phytech. Yvonne began their career as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs and later worked as an Investment Analyst at Hymans Robertson LLP. Yvonne's educational background includes an Executive Education Programme in Business Strategy and Governance from the University of Oxford and a First Class Honours BSc in Economics and Business Finance from Brunel University London.