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Alex Wilson

Questioner · DISC type c
Limited Partner at Portfolio Ventures Angel Fund
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Alex Wilson is the Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking for Europe & Asia at CIBC Capital Markets, leading a 50-person Structured Finance team. With 25 years of experience, he focuses on the Energy, Infrastructure, and Technology sectors, drawing on his Bachelor of Arts from Keele University.

Outside of his corporate role, Alex is an active UK angel investor with a portfolio of FinTech and ClimateTech investments, including one successful exit. He mentors early-stage startups in these fields at Techstars and is a fluent German speaker, having studied at Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg.

He plays a dual role as a senior institutional banker and a hands-on angel investor in disruptive technology ventures.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Limited Partner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Alex shows up

Price-Sensitive
Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Alex cares about

Energy Transition
He leads financing for major renewable energy deals, recently winning an award for a €2. 6bn transaction and speaking at CIBC's Electrification Summit.
ClimateTech Investing
As a UK angel investor and a Techstars mentor, he actively invests in and advises early-stage ClimateTech companies, showing a strong personal commitment to the sector.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Limited Partner
Portfolio Ventures Angel Fund
8-2017
Mentor - Financial Services & ClimateTech
Techstars
7-2013
Managing Director & Head | Corporate & Institutional Banking, Europe & Asia
CIBC
7-2013
Managing Director & Head | International Corporate Banking
CIBC
9-1998 - 7-2013
Managing Director
Lloyds Banking Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Arts
Keele University
Vordiplom
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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