Helen Steers MBE

PIN and European Primary Investment, Partner

JOINED PANTHEON: 2004; 34 years of private equity experience.

Helen is a Partner in Pantheon’s European Investment Team and is responsible for co-managing the activities of PIN. She is a member of Pantheon’s International Investment Committee, European Investment Committee and Global Co-Investment Committee. Prior to joining Pantheon, Helen held senior positions at Russell Investments in Paris and at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Montréal.

Helen is a past Chair and Council member of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and has also served on the Board and LP Council of Invest Europe.

A strong proponent of diversity in the financial services sector, Helen is a co-founder of Level 20, a non-profit making organisation that has been set up to encourage women to succeed in the private equity industry. Since 2020, Helen has been a Trustee, a member of the Board of Governors and a member of the Assets (Investment) Committee of the Church Commissioners for England, one of the world’s largest charitable endowments and a leading responsible investor. Helen was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2025 for Voluntary Service and Services to Gender Equality in Business.

Helen holds a BA and an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and was awarded an MBA with great distinction from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She was elected an Associate of Newnham College, Cambridge in 2019.

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