Benoit Valentin

Head, Impact Investing​
Temasek

Benoit Valentin joined Temasek International (Europe) Limited in 2014 as a Senior Managing Director. He is currently Deputy Head of EMEA, Global Head of Private Equity Fund Investments and Global Head of Impact Investing.

Prior to this, Mr. Valentin was a Partner at Cinven, a European private equity fund, for eight years. He worked at Goldman Sachs in Europe and Asia for 12 years, including a position as Managing Director for GS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs. Earlier positions include Analyst at Clinvest (Credit Lyonnais' mergers & acquisitions arm) and First Lieutenant in the French navy.

Mr. Valentin holds an MSc in Business from HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris), France.