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Brechje Hertoghs

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Deputy General Counsel at Generation Investment Management
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Brechje Hertoghs is the Deputy General Counsel at Generation Investment Management, a firm focused on sustainable investing. Her expertise spans private equity, capital markets, and corporate governance, built upon a foundation from Harvard Law School and a senior role at the law firm Davis Polk. She is instrumental in deal structuring and fundraising efforts.

Brechje has a distinct international background, having lived and worked in both the Netherlands and the United States. She channels her passion for positive impact through board membership at a charitable foundation, demonstrating a commitment to philanthropy outside of her primary professional responsibilities.

She has returned to her alma mater, Harvard Law School, as a featured speaker on panels discussing ESG topics.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Deputy General Counsel
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Sustainable Investing
Her entire career at Generation is centered on the vision of making long-term, sustainable investing a best practice.
AI in Drug Development
Recently shared excitement for Generation leading a $95M funding round for BenchSci, an AI platform accelerating medicine development.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Deputy General Counsel
Generation Investment Management
1-2018 - 6-2018
Acting US Chief Compliance Officer
Generation Investment Management
1-2017 - 12-2020
Director - Senior Legal Counsel
Generation Investment Management
5-2016 - 12-2016
Senior Associate
Generation Investment Management
4-2016 - 11-2022
Board Member
Stiching Goede Doelen
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Spotlight on Brechje Hertoghs (LN, ’10). Featured in Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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Education
2018 - 2019
EMBA
INSEAD
2009 - 2010
Master of Laws - LLM
Harvard Law School
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