Cornelius Walter

Cornelius is an impact investor focusing on climate change, green infrastructure as well as industry innovators. He invests in and serves on the boards of early and later-stage companies with environmental, social, and governance goals and sustainable business models. Cornelius is also an advisor at Light rock, a leading global impact investing platform backed by the Liechtenstein family. At Light rock, he spends s significant portion of his time predominantly focusing on energy transition and how to further scale the platform overall.

Prior to embarking on his journey as an impact investor, board member, and advisor, Cornelius was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised financial institutions, energy companies, public-sector organizations, and clients in a broad range of other industries on growth strategies and large-scale transformations. He served as Managing Partner of McKinsey in Central Europe and, before that, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Budapest office.