Mathias Ernst, Co-Founder and Director of Essentia Futura International, has been an entrepreneur and investor for over a decade with more than 25 years of experience in senior positions in the financial industry with Tier 1 financial institutions in Investment Banking, Asset Management, and Wealth Management.
Mathias Ernst is an active supporter of startups, early-stage and growth companies, as well as initiatives of the public sector for entrepreneurship.
Mathias Ernst is a frequent speaker at international conferences, panels, and round tables on family advisory, entrepreneurship, and impact investing topics.
Mathias Ernst holds a degree in economics and is member and Fellow of the Family Firm Institute in Boston, MA, USA, and an international certified Family Business and Family Wealth Advisor. A specialist in impact investing (ESG / SDG), he was a member of international expert groups such as the United Nations Environment Programme’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Mathias Ernst is an active member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary E-Club Wall Street, New York City, USA.
Mathias Ernst resides with his wife Claudia S. Ernst near Lisbon, Portugal.
Claudia S. Ernst, Co-Founder and Director of Essentia Futura International, has a focus on entrepreneurship for women, skillset assessment, educational and HR-related topics within family enterprises.
Claudia S. Ernst has a degree in economics and social studies. She worked with the Executive Management of a German multinational Company in Brazil and has an entrepreneurial background as Founder & CEO of a company being the exclusive representative of the at the time leading International Exhibitions Company of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Claudia S. Ernst is actively involved in NGOs with a focus on education. She is the President of the Board of Directors of the Deutsche Schule Lissabon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Claudia S. Ernst is an active member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary E-Club Wall Street, New York City, USA.
She resides with her husband Mathias Ernst near Lisbon, Portugal.
