Cristina has been working in Luxury, technology, innovation and investment for over 20 years for the world’s most prestigious companies as LVMH, Gucci, Prada, Apple, The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, VenturaXVentures and White Star Capital. She represents an international understanding of strategic planning, global growth, operations, talent management, investment, innovation and value creation.

 

She is General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer at White Star Capital, responsible to catalyse growth by connecting talented entrepreneurs globally, collaborating across ecosystems with family offices, institutional investors and strategic corporates, and create sustainable value for all stakeholders. White Star Capital is a multi-stage technology investment platform investing in exceptional entrepreneurs with global ambitions, where the team leverages expertise and networks to help scale businesses internationally. WSC invests across North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, and has grown to manage $1.5bn in AUM. Cristina has been responsible to set up WSC ASIA with HQ in Singapore, and the WSC MENA with HQ in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

 

During the last ten years, Cristina has been investing her own capital over 25 companies and several funds through Ventura X Ventures. She is member of the Global-Asia Family Office Circle and Family Office Alliance, co-investing and partnering with Family Offices globally. VXV Mission is to create an ecosystem that ignites impact and creates value for all stakeholders by: Connecting global talent: entrepreneurs, FO, VCs, PEs, Catalysing growth by investing and collaborating across ecosystems focusing on sustainable investment, and Creating value for all stakeholders by advising and co-investing in purpose driven companies globally.

 

Previously she was Chief Catalyst Officer at Lane Crawford Joyce Group, responsible to create a network for the Group, stimulating ideas and new ways to invest and to partner. LCJGroup.com is Asia's pre-eminent luxury lifestyle Group, with brand management and distribution for over 1,500 lifestyle brands. Cristina founded the first social venture to implement blockchain technology to transform the future of luxury ecosystem. It was acquired by LCJG. Before joining LCJG, Cristina led the opening of APPLE Hong Kong & south China, the fastest and largest market growth for Apple globally. She grew her team to over 1,500 members, which made an important contribution to Apple’s $8.8 billion revenues during the Asia opening. Previously, Cristina was Regional Director at PRADA Group, where she was responsible for the business development and expansion of Prada, Miu Miu and Car Shoe brands, covering 12 countries throughout Asia, being involved in the preparation of Prada’s IPO in Hong Kong. Previously, she was the Operations Director for GUCCI Europe & Middle East, and worked for several years at Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Group in Europe and Asia, where she was responsible for business development and growth. She started her career at Louis Vuitton London through a Leonardo da Vinci grant from the European Union.  

Cristina earned the Erasmus Grant and studied Communication Sciences from Ramon Lull University in Barcelona and Milano. She did her Global Executive MBA and Executive Coach by IESE & CEIBS China, is Alumni at MIT AMP, Harvard Business School, Stanford SEP, Insead and Kauffman Fellows. She is certified by WMI as Family Office Advanced Advisor, Ray Dalio Market Principles of Investment & Principles Coach, and Partner at Principles by Ray Dalio. She has participated as Asia specialist and keynote speaker at HBS, MIT, LBS, IMD, INSEAD, GBBC, TechInnovation and taught MBA classes at NUS, HKUST, PolyU, IESE & CEIBS. She is currently teaching her Harvard Case Study: “Leading Innovation in the Luxury Industry” and IESE Case Study “A Catalyst Journey” to MBA and GEMBA students at HBS, NUS, IESE and Family Offices.

 

Cristina is on the board of several companies she invests in, on the Singapore VC & PE Association DEI Committee and is a YPO MENA STAR member. She is and Executive Business Coach to CEOs & FOs, Council member at Vogue Foundation and mentor at UBS Female Founders Program. Cristina is Catalyst Advisor at Circolo.life, Creating Legacy Experiences, and on the board of advisors of  AI Venture Lab at INSEAD and HBS, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs to build, test, and scale AI-powered startup ideas.

 

She is a certified instructor of Yoga, Meditation & Reiki, and student of  David Ghiyam & Dr. Joe Dispenza. She speaks English, Spanish, Italian and basic French, based in Singapore & Abu Dhabi and working globally, with the mission to be a Catalyst for Evolution & Impact by connecting human capital, catalysing growth and creating value for All.

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