Sophie Elkrief - ANDERA PARTNERS :ANDERA PARTNERS

Sophie Elkrief joined Andera Partners in 2024 as a Partner and Head of Business Development.
She joined the Board of Partners of Andera Partners, the body establishing policies and guidelines for the management company.
Sophie Elkrief has worked her entire career in the financial sector. She started in project finance then investment banking (1995–2001) in London and New York (Salomon Smith Barney, JP Morgan) prior to moving to asset management, firstly with Candriam Investors Group (2001–2013) as Chief Investment Officer, then with Meeschaert Asset Management as Dy. CEO (2013–2016).
In 2017, she joined the mutual insurance sector as Chief Investment Officer of MAIF, managing an investment portfolio of 20 billion €. Finally, she integrated Aéma Group (2020–2023) as CEO of AESIO mutuelle and UMG AESIO-MACIF, Dy. CEO Health / Protection of Aéma, Board member of Abeille Assurances (ex-Aviva France), OFI Invest, and ZenCap.
She is also an Independent Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Natixis Investment Managers, and a Board member of Prévoir Group.
Sophie is a graduate of the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, holds an MBA from INSEAD and is also a graduate of the Centre des Hautes Études de l’Assurance.