Anne-Laure Konopelski

Anne-Laure Konopelski is Group Risk Managing Director at EQT, where she leads the firm's Risk function as part of the broader Risk, Regulatory, Compliance and Security team. She oversees enterprise and fund risk management across EQT and its portfolio, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategic objectives and risk appetite. Anne-Laure has extensive experience designing and scaling risk frameworks and embedding governance practices across a high-performing, fast-growing organization. She is passionate about fostering a strong risk culture, building trusted stakeholder relationships, and positioning risk management as a value-adding business partner that supports informed decision-making and sustainable growth. Her areas of expertise include governance, risk & control assessments, incident management, operational resilience, crisis response, and business continuity. Anne-Laure regularly engages with senior management and the Board on emerging issues and mitigation strategies, and serves on EQT's Risk Committee. Anne-Laure joined EQT in 2015. Prior to EQT, she worked at Aberdeen Asset Management, where she conducted operational due diligence across alternative investment strategies, and at Mercer, advising clients on operational, risk and governance matters. Anne-Laure holds an MSc in Management from HEC Paris and is a CFA charterholder.