Silke Horak

Silke Horáková is the Co-Founder & General Partner of Tilia Impact Ventures, the first social impact fund in the Czech Republic and the co-owner of Albatros Media, a.s., the largest Czech book publishing company.

In the past, Silke worked in senior positions for private equity funds and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and as the CEO of the Czech Private Equity & Venture Capital Association. She was also teaching Entrepreneurship Finance at the Prague University of Economics.

Silke is the founder and chairperson of the supervisory board of the Albatros foundation, which supports socially disadvantaged children in education, and a co-founder of the Foundation for support of independent journalism in the Czech Republic. She served as a member of the Ashoka ASN global advisory board and is currently a board member of Impact Europe, the investing for impact network (former EVPA).

Silke holds a PhD in Economics from the Berlin (East) University of Economics. In 2023, she was selected by Forbes as one of the 50 over 50 women leaders in Europe, Middle East and Africa.