Wol Kolade

Managing Partner
ISIS Equity Partners

Wol Kolade joined ISIS in January 1993 and is Managing Partner of the business. His role encompasses overall responsibility for the strategic development of ISIS, and active involvement in investments. Wol initially trained as an engineer, having studied civil and structural engineering at Kings College, London. After obtaining an MBA from Exeter University, he spent three years with Barclays in various head office roles before joining ISIS.

Wol Kolade was previously a Chairman of the BVCA - British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association - in 2007/2008, a Council Member from 2002 - 2009 and Chairman of the Responsible Investment Advisory Board from 2009 - 2010. He is a Governor and Former Council Member of the London School of Economics and Political Science and a former non-executive Director of Social Finance.

Wol is a Trustee of the Guys and St Thomas' Charity. It is the second largest medical charity in the UK and awards grants to facilitate improvements to healthcare services in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.

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Fundraising Summit 2014 - 8th September

Saturday, August 9th, 2014

17:10 Community forum: Industry future - How will funds create value and market themselves in five years?

Changing LP/GP relationships, the evolution of fundraising post-2008 and the maturing of Private Equity as an asset class - what should firms hoping to fundraise successfully in the future be doing? How can you compete in demonstrating value creation, and what’s different this time?