Helena Hasselmann is a Managing Director at Stardust, a single principal family office based in New York and Houston, which she joined in January 2018. She leads all investment activities for Stardust Equity, the family office’s impact-focused alternative investment arm, overseeing investments across private markets, including venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real assets. Helena also partners with external managers to integrate sustainability and impact considerations across Stardust’s public investment portfolio.

Prior to Stardust, Helena served as an Investment Manager at LGT Impact/Lightrock, a global impact investing platform supporting early-stage companies driving positive change for people and the planet across Europe and emerging markets. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs in London as part of the Distressed Investing team, following her role as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division in New York.

Helena holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and International Business from McGill University.