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Mariana Bozesan

Bozesan, Mariana

Bozesan, Mariana

Co-Founder and President, AQAL Capital & AQAL Foundation; Full Member & Co-Chair Nominations Committee, Club of Rome; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

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Co-Founder and President, AQAL Capital & AQAL Foundation; Full Member & Co-Chair Nominations Committee, Club of Rome; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science

Dr. Mariana Bozesan is an integral (impact) investor, serial entrepreneur, published author, and academic researcher. She has earned an outstanding track record as the leading authority on integral investing and the Theta Model for de-risking that she developed based on Ken Wilber’s integral theory. Through that, she provides the transformational framework for implementing the UN SDGs within Planetary Boundaries in early-stage investing by integrating financial, ecological, social, cultural, behavioral, and human consciousness factors with beauty, and joy. Mariana is a full member of the international Club of Rome and a fellow in the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). She was named European’s Female Angel Investor of 2019 by BAND & BEA and Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 by the European Business Angels Network (EBAN). She is a philanthropist, a former G8/G20 National Advisory Board Member for the international Social Impact Investment Task Force, and a strategic advisor on integral finance and sustainability to various funds, governmental organizations, businesses, and NGOs. Moreover, she is a prominent keynote speaker and an inspiring lecturer on the future of investing, business, finance, and economics at prestigious organizations including Stanford University, INSEAD, Oxford University, TEDx, and RIO+20. Mariana is the founder of several companies including AQAL Capital, a family office, AQAL AG, and AQAL Foundation. Educated at Stanford University and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Dr. Bozesan earned a Master of Science degree (Dipl.-Inform.) in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from KIT and a Ph.D. in Psychology.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Ensuring Human Security by Creating Abundance through Mindshift, Conscious Capital, and Technology   ( Money & Finance ), ( Peace and Security ), ( Sustainable Development )
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The demand for human security is growing proportionally with the exponentially growing complexity of the existential threats born in the Anthropocene. After discussing the Meta Crisis as a steppingstone for problem solving, the paper aims to give hope by arguing that human security is tightly related to the implementation of the UN SDGs within Planetary Boundaries and shows several ways out. Furthermore, it demonstrates how the capital resulting from the Law of...
An Integral Approach to Social Transformation
Get Full Text in PDF 1. Introduction From conquering polio,* malaria,† or HIV/AIDS,‡ to the adoption of the Montreal Protocol to eliminate ozone depleting substances§, the history of humanity is full of success stories for collective action. According to research by the Oxford-based Our World in Data organization,¶ humanity is on average better off today than many decades ago. Despite the unprecedented population growth over the past century, we live during one of the most peaceful, most...
Hedging Planetary Risks: ‘From Weapons of Mass Destruction to Tools of Massive Social and Ecological Innovation’   ( Economic Theory ), ( Money & Finance ), ( Social Welfare ), ( New Economics )
Get Full Text in PDF A first systematization of new financial engineering that can hedge unchecked risks, enable unmet needs and finance our future. Abstract Cost analyses and risk assessments in the Anthropocene era need to differ from those of the past. Future developments now are determined by opportunity costs and planetary risks. We provide a first comprehensive systematization that can serve as a template for blended finance and blended securitization in order to finance our global...
Welcome to One of the Most Important Conversations of Our Time   ( Money & Finance ), ( Social Welfare ), ( New Economics ), ( Peace and Security )
Get Full Text in PDF While emerging from the emergency of the largest pandemic in a century, many of us are at the end of our emotional ropes and are longing for normality in an uncertain world. We are troubled by the lack of leadership, poor behavior, and the inability of governments to address a pandemic that could have been prevented, had we heeded the warnings of experts and scientists. We feel left alone and the last thing we want to hear is that COVID-19 could possibly be a dress...
Job Creation through Sustainable Investing Using Human-Centered AI: An Integral Approach   ( Money & Finance ), ( New Economics )
Get Full Text in PDF Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly demonstrated that humanity is not well prepared to address global challenges, particularly existential threats. This paper shows us how to restart the economy and ensure employment using an integral approach to sustainable investing in early stage start-ups using human-centered AI. As stimulus packages are being made available, the need for fast-tracked, digitized and scalable investment decisions for implementing the UN SDGs...