Joost Bilkes

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Joost is the Managing Partner of Double Delta. After 17 years at Credit Suisse, Joost has successfully spun-off the Credit Suisse’s impact advisory services business, which advises the bank's Asia Impact Investment Fund series. The activities have been transferred to a new firm in Singapore, called Double Delta. 

At Credit Suisse, Joost served as Head of Impact Advisory Services, overseeing the bank's impact advisory efforts and leading business development for impact investment initiatives in Asia. Under his leadership, the team launched the first institutional-grade Asia Impact Investment Private Equity Fund in 2015, which connected the poor in Asia to supply chains through investments in profitable private-sector solutions. A second fund was raised in 2021, attracting institutional investors like IFC alongside ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Earlier, Joost held the role of Head of Sustainability Strategy, Advisory, and Finance (SSAF) APAC at Credit Suisse, where he developed the regional sustainability strategy and contributed to the creation of the bank’s Sustainable Investment and Sustainable Activities Frameworks. He also represented Credit Suisse in sustainability-focused working groups and taskforces with industry leaders and regulators. Before that, he led regional and product investment fund solutions in Asia.
 

 Joost began his career as an analyst and project manager with UBS Investment Bank and Westpac in Australia, as well as ABN AMRO Private Bank in the United Kingdom. He holds an MBA from the Vrije University of Amsterdam and has completed post-graduate programs at the University of Stellenbosch, Oxford Saïd Business School, and the University of Cambridge. He is also a guest lecturer on Impact Investing for MBA and EMBA students at institutions such as INSEAD, St. Gallen University, Wharton, ESSEC, NUS, and CBS.