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Emma Knott

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Director, Growth Equity at Generation Investment Management
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Emma Knott is a Director in the Growth Equity team at Generation Investment Management, where she focuses on investing in sustainable, mission-driven companies. Her experience includes founding a company, Dovetail, and serving as VP EMEA at GLG. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bath.

She is passionate about sustainability, focusing on the role of natural ecosystems in addressing the climate crisis. Emma also shows a keen interest in innovations like planet-friendly proteins, viewing them as potential game-changers for the future of sustainable food systems.

Before moving into investment, Emma was an entrepreneur who founded her own company, Dovetail.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director, Growth Equity
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Sustainable Investing
Her role at Generation is dedicated to investing in growth-stage companies that drive broad-based, system-positive change.
Climate Solutions
She publicly emphasizes the importance of natural ecosystems in the climate crisis and the irreversible option value of nature.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Director, Growth Equity
Generation Investment Management
1-2019 - 11-2021
Founder
Dovetail
8-2014 - 4-2018
VP EMEA
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
7-2011 - 8-2014
Vice President (VP), TMT EMEA
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
1-2011 - 7-2011
Practice Area Leader TMT EMEA
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
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Emma Knott - Director, Growth Equity at Generation Investment Management | The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
1999 - 2003
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of Bath
1991 - 1998
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