Prior to founding Dolphinvest, for more than 20 years and in various positions in the asset management industry, Michael Klimek was responsible for business development in different parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. As managing director at Invesco and the investment management divisions of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, he built up new local businesses of various sizes and managed sales and marketing teams, middle office and client service teams. He earned an M.A. in American Studies and Islamic Studies (FU Berlin).