Velina Peneva

Velina Peneva commenced her career at Bain & Company in 1998 where she became Partner in 2011. During her tenure with Bain & Company, she worked with General Partners (fund managers) and Limited Partners (investors) supporting investment due diligence, supporting M&A processes, and advising on investment strategy and asset allocation topics. She was a leader in the private equity practice in Zurich, and in 2015 became a member of Bain & Company’s global investment committee, which evaluates investment opportunities with leading private equity firms for Bain & Company’s co-investment funds.

Velina Peneva joined Swiss Re’s Group Asset Management as Head of Private Equity in June 2017 and developed and executed the investment strategy for the Private Equity portfolio. She subsequently became Co-Head of Client Solutions & Analytics in 2019 and was responsible for implementing Asset Management’s investment portfolio strategy across Business Units and Legal Entities, supporting the asset liability management and strategic asset allocation processes, and led and supporting multiple strategic topics.

Velina Peneva was appointed as the Group Chief Investment Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee in April 2023.