Leesa Soulodre
Independent director and investor working where deep technology, regulation and long-term capital converge — building the markets that come next.
A voice at the intersection of technology, governance and capital.
Leesa Soulodre is a frontier-markets investor, entrepreneur and Founder & Managing General Partner of R3i. Her work sits at the intersection of deep technology, regulation and institutional capital — the systems through which emerging industries are financed, governed and scaled.
She works with founders, institutions and public-sector stakeholders to identify structural shifts early and turn frontier capabilities into investable markets, and speaks internationally on technology, market structure and responsible AI. She serves as a Board Advisor to the AI Asia Pacific Institute and was a 2025 Responsible AI Leader finalist in the Women in AI Awards, North America.
Four talks boards ask for.
Beyond the Moat
Where durable enterprise value accrues as models commoditise.
Sovereignty & industrial policy
Compute, capital and capability in a fragmenting world.
Water, climate & resource risk
Hidden drivers inside institutional portfolios.
Frontier health commercialisation
Crossing the gap from breakthrough to regulated market to value-based care.
Where the capital goes.
AI, compute & digital trust
Health & life sciences
Climate, water & energy
Critical minerals & industrial systems
Space, defence & sovereign infrastructure
Sectors and functional depth.
- Quantum computing & advanced materials
- AI & machine learning
- Climate technology & renewable energy
- Healthcare diagnostics & medical devices
- Water intelligence & infrastructure
- Industrial IoT & automation
- Financial technology
- Cybersecurity
- Venture capital & private equity
- Corporate governance & risk
- Technology commercialisation
- Regulatory strategy & compliance
- Crisis management & communications
- ESG integration & impact investing
- Cross-border operations & market entry
- Executive leadership & organisational design
Three home markets, five regions.
Primary operations across Luxembourg (EU market access), Singapore (Asia-Pacific hub) and the United States (institutional capital) — with active engagements spanning: