2003–2007
Stanford University
B.A. in Economics, with study across economics, corporate finance, statistics, capital markets, industrial history, and long-horizon governance.
03 / Journey
A professional path made independent by practice.
Education, risk analysis, cross-border research, and a continuing commitment to building work that can stand on its own.
Several worlds, one working discipline.
Born in Istanbul, with Italian and Turkish roots, Cornelia grew up between cultural contexts, institutions, and expectations. International schooling and family conversations about industry, capital structures, and public responsibility fostered an early interest in how organizations make choices.
Stanford turned that interest into a rigorous study of economics, markets, strategy, and organizational behavior. The aim was not to inherit an answer. It was to learn how to arrive at one independently.
2008–2010
Stanford Graduate School of Business
MBA study across finance, operations, strategy, organizational behavior, leadership, international business, negotiation, and risk models.
2010–2014
SEB
Portfolio risk analysis involving corporate credit risk, macroeconomic data, multi-currency volatility, and the capital needs of European industrial clients.
2014–2017
Cross-border research
Independent research and asset-allocation work between London and New York for European capital institutions and U.S. industrial funds.
2017–today
Long-term research practice
Work across asset allocation, manager research, private-market assessment, and an independent research system connecting industry, risk, and technology.