In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. For this special episode recognising International Women’s Day, we sit down with Gurpreet Manku, the CEO of Level 20, an organisation focused on improving the representation of senior women in private markets firms across Europe.
Founded in 2015, it now has more than 7,250 members, and over 120 sponsor firms comprising both LPs and GPs.
Manku discusses the organisation’s mission (0:58); the barriers to representation that still exist (2:32) and how it varies across Europe (4:14); why representation has improved (7:31); the mentoring programmes which Level 20 operates (11:28); how Level 20’s research has helped create awareness (14:18); and its plans for the future (16:04).
