Whether you’re testing a nascent idea, building a company from scratch or taking an established firm in a new direction, you need someone who can connect the dots, draw a complete picture and identify the nuts and bolts needed to deliver. You need someone who can look beyond constraints, assemble the right team, see possibilities and execute. That person is Tiese.

Tiese MANIGO GILARDONI is an investment architect; an ambidextrous strategy, policy, negotiation & communications professional with experience across Switzerland, the EU, Turkey, Africa, N. America & the Caribbean. She works at the intersection of international law, cross-border commercial transactions, public, security & privacy policy, trade and technology. A constant eye on the big picture (legal/ geo–political/ technical/ operational/ cultural), Tiese excels at researching, identifying and pairing ventures and technologies (traditional & disruptive) with the potential to make the right impact (societal/ financial/ environmental). She fluidly brings together stakeholders at all levels, for a mutual win. Over her 20+ years in the tech and investment industries she has advised intergovernmental organizations, company founders and C-level executives across the health, automotive, banking, luxury retail, environmental, digital security, media, mobile app and ICT sectors.

A polyglot able to work with a person of any background, Tiese is curious and naturally sees parallels in seemingly disparate situations. Having lived, worked and studied in seven countries and one US territory, Tiese brings cultural openness, as well as discerning taste. Her experience across various geo-political and linguistic environments has made her a capable relationship builder, interpreter and purveyor of intentions in ways that words in black letter are sometimes unable to achieve. While discreet, knowledgeable and respectful of established norms, she is unafraid to go against traditional wisdom to achieve a desired goal.

Tiese is publisher of INTERNATIONAL BOY – iboymag.com – which promotes intergenerational Literacy in Life (education, investment, the arts, architecture and design).