Teresa Guardans

Co-Founder, Oryx Impact

Teresa has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, wealth management, and impact investing, with previous roles at Warburg, UBS Wealth Management, Rothschild, and Pictet. Her expertise includes M&A advisory, capital allocation, fund selection and due diligence, ESG integration, and investing in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on Africa.

A long-standing advocate for responsible investment, she became Spain’s first Toniic member in 2018. In 2019, she co-founded Oryx Impact, a fund-of-funds platform mobilising capital into high-impact opportunities across Africa through a curated, diversified strategy that de-risks investments and catalyses institutional capital. She represents Oryx Impact at the Spain NAB (GSG Impact) and serves on its International Commission.

She holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a BSc in International Relations from Wellesley College and the London School of Economics.