Interview with Herta von Stiegel, author of The Mountain Within

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Herta von Stiegel, author of The Mountain Within.

Design/methodology/approach

The interview is conducted by an independent interviewer.

Findings

Herta von Stiegel established Ariya Capital in 2008 to focus on Africa as the next major opportunity for sustainable venture and private equity investments. She has 25 years of experience in international finance and has led debt and equity transactions in excess of $10 billion. She was MD at AIG Financial Products, where she built a successful European structured finance division, and has also held senior positions at Citibank and JP Morgan in London and New York. She is founder of the Prince's Trust Women's Leadership Group, member of the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University and serves on the board of the Committee of 200, an organization of the world's most successful women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.

Practical implications

Herta von Stiegel examines the attributes and pitfalls of leadership in the corporate world by drawing parallels with an expedition she undertook with disabled climbers to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. She interviews many global leaders throughout the book.

Originality/value

Leadership and personal development are skills which require a high level of introspection in order to be harnessed effectively.

Citation

by William Strange, I. (2012), "Interview with Herta von Stiegel, author of The Mountain Within", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 26 No. 1, pp. 36-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281211189173