Team
Our team has considerable and relevant investment know-how and deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities across our investment themes.
Our team members gained professional experience in top tier institutions.
Our team builds on a diverse educational and cultural background from across Continental Europe, the UK, the Middle East and North America. We believe in inclusivity.
Jean Baptiste Oldenhove
Founder & Investment Partner
Jean Baptiste founded Estari after a decade at TREIS Group, a sustainability direct investments platform. Under Jean Baptiste’s leadership, TREIS Group became a recognised European pioneer in sustainability with investments in clean energy, agricultural biotechnologies, alternative proteins and circular economy in fashion and textile. Prior to TREIS, Jean Baptiste worked for 3 years at Bain & Company. He started his career as an R&D Engineer at STMicroelectronics.
Jean Baptiste holds a MSc in Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain and an MBA from the Wharton school.
Gaetane Schaeken
COO and Legal Counsel
Gaetane has more than 10 years of experience with the Magic Circle law firms (Linklaters and Freshfields) as a corporate and capital markets associate. She is also a university lecturer at the University College of London in the UK and the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Gaetane holds a Law Degree and PhD in financial markets law from the Catholic University of Louvain and Columbia University.
Advisors
The team is supported by an extensive network of advisers from the private, corporate, academic and public policy spheres who offer guidance on investment considerations.
This network is at the core of the support to portfolio companies on various issues, such as strategy, finance, governance, recruitment, development and impact measurement.