PG DiP in Organizational Leadership – Said Business School, University of Oxford; B.A. from the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb. More than 15 years of experience in VC, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, project management/finance in the Southeast Europe region. Partner at Ascendant (IMAP SEE), the leading M&A advisory company in the Southeast Europe region, since 2008. Six years of experience as an analyst and investment manager in Croatia for a Vienna-based private equity (venture capital) management company, Horizonte Venture Management GmbH. Slaven was a member of the Croatian Youth Olympic Swimming Team, and is married with two children.