Daniel Grasman

About Daniel Grasman

I am passionate about innovation and the evolution of business models driven by new technologies. I help entrepreneurs become global leaders and PE and other investors diligence industries and targets.Strategy and finance leader with professional services and management background applied to supporting clients with growth strategy advice and fundraising support to help them scale globally. Adept at evaluating markets and technology trends to develop differentiated business strategies and prepare companies for an institutional investor and partner audience. Led and advised businesses in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, developing new ventures, capitalizing on nascent trends, and rolling them out globally.After co-founding a FinTech software company in the late 1990\'s and heading up business development for the NetWeaver platform at SAP in Europe, I spent twelve years in investment management deepening my insights into what financial and strategic drivers allows companies to thrive. My early career was spent in an advisory role at McKinsey and other strategy consulting firms covering industrial companies, oil and gas, metals and mining, and chemicals.I speak four languages and have lived in Asia, South America, Australia and Europe. My projects included four months in the jungles of Sumatra (Indonesia) and at an aluminum smelter in the southernmost tip of New Zealand with nothing between me and Antarctica but a cold ocean.Specialties: SaaS Software; Alternative Energy; LegalTech; Legal Technology, Cleantech; Sustainable Investments; Global Expansions; Strategic Partnerships & JVs; Private Placement; M&A; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Big Data; Emerging Markets; Dutch & French speaker

Experience

1. Member of Advisory Council

   Harvard Business Review

   Aug 2024 — Present

Education

• The University of Kansas

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Petroleum Engineering

• Harvard Business School

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• Stanford University

  Master of Science - MS, Petroleum Engineering

• CFA Institute

  CFA Charterholder, Financial

  2005 — 2007

• Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium

  VWO, Science

Skills

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Securities
• Corporate Development
• Strategy
• Investment Advisory
• Equity Valuation
• Financial Modeling
• Mutual Funds
• Asset Allocation
• Risk Management
• Energy
• Bloomberg
• Strategic Planning
• Sap Netweaver
• Economics
• Finance
• Valuation
• Management Consulting
• Emerging Markets
• Forecasting
• Internet of Things
• Project Management
• Capital Markets
• Commodity
• Marketing
• Equities
• Investment Strategies
• Industry Analysis
• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Investments
• Leadership
• Corporate Finance
• Business Strategy
• Investment Management
• Financial Services
• Management
• Business Development
• Mining