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Marko Dimitrijevic

Founder and Chairman

Volta Global

Miami, FL, USA

Marko Dimitrijevic

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Pictet Asset Management (USA) Corp.

Marko Dimitrijevic’s Biography

Marko Dimitrijevic is an entrepreneur, investor, nature photographer and Founder of Volta Global. He is a visionary leader who has invested in over 150 countries, including 120 emerging or frontier markets.

Volta Global focuses on investments in venture capital, private equity, real estate and public markets. Marko founded the firm after almost four decades of experience in entrepreneurial investing and steers the group with a vision to be open-minded, forward-thinking and flexible.

His expertise in emerging and frontier markets led Marko to co-author ‘Frontier Investor: How to Prosper in the Next Emerging Markets’, in which he shares his ideas and strategies for investing in lesser-known emerging markets. He has also written for AlleyWatch, Thrive Global and Hedge Fund Law Report, been featured in leading financial and business publications, such as Barron’s and Institutional Investor, among others, and received many awards throughout his career for his work in the financial sector.

Marko is also a dedicated philanthropist who serves on the Board of the Executive Committee of... Marko Dimitrijevic is an entrepreneur, investor, nature photographer and Founder of Volta Global. He is a visionary leader who has invested in over 150 countries, including 120 emerging or frontier markets.

Volta Global focuses on investments in venture capital, private equity, real estate and public markets. Marko founded the firm after almost four decades of experience in entrepreneurial investing and steers the group with a vision to be open-minded, forward-thinking and flexible.

His expertise in emerging and frontier markets led Marko to co-author ‘Frontier Investor: How to Prosper in the Next Emerging Markets’, in which he shares his ideas and strategies for investing in lesser-known emerging markets. He has also written for AlleyWatch, Thrive Global and Hedge Fund Law Report, been featured in leading financial and business publications, such as Barron’s and Institutional Investor, among others, and received many awards throughout his career for his work in the financial sector.

Marko is also a dedicated philanthropist who serves on the Board of the Executive Committee of Make-A-Wish Southern Florida. He is also the founder of the Miami Science Museum Underwater Festival, an event that helped fund many academic scholarships. He previously served on the executive committees of the Frost Science Museum and the Pasteur Foundation.

In addition to being an award-winning nature photographer, Marko is a dedicated conservationist and founder of Art Benefits Earth. By promoting the work of nature artists, Art Benefits Earth works to encourage the conservation of the planet’s ecosystems and natural resources.

Marko graduated from the University of Lausanne and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. In support of his alma mater, he is a patron of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Emerging Markets Innovation Fund and previously served on the boards of Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Business School Trust. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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Marko Dimitrijevic’s Background

Volta Global

Founder and Chairman

2015 - Present

Miami, FL, USA

Volta Global is an investment management firm with interests in venture capital, private equity, real estate, and public markets.

Marko Dimitrijevic’s Gallery

Marko Dimitrijevic at a conference

Dolphin captured by Marko Dimitrijevic jumping out of the ocean.

Detailed close-up of a shark amongst fish.

Illusion of pelican standing on the ocean surface.

Mark Dimitrijevic's photo of sharks congregating to hunt in the night.

Marko Dimitrijevic's photo of the colours of wildlife coral reef.

Eels in the South Pacific captured by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Clown Fish living in symbiosis with its anemone.

Detailed close-up of a parrot captured in Brazil by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic

Stingray captured from a high angle.

Sea lion of the Galapagos by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Bee sucking nectar in summer in Rougemont, Switzerland.

Close-up picture of a tiger resting by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic

Unusual iceberg shape in Antarctica by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Blacktip shark captured under water in Tuamotus by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Acclaimed photograph of grizzly bear walking in the snow by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Picture of polar bear running across the snow by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Marko Dimitrijevic at a conference

Dolphin captured by Marko Dimitrijevic jumping out of the ocean.

Detailed close-up of a shark amongst fish.

Illusion of pelican standing on the ocean surface.

Mark Dimitrijevic's photo of sharks congregating to hunt in the night.

Marko Dimitrijevic's photo of the colours of wildlife coral reef.

Eels in the South Pacific captured by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Clown Fish living in symbiosis with its anemone.

Detailed close-up of a parrot captured in Brazil by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic

Stingray captured from a high angle.

Sea lion of the Galapagos by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Bee sucking nectar in summer in Rougemont, Switzerland.

Close-up picture of a tiger resting by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic

Unusual iceberg shape in Antarctica by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Blacktip shark captured under water in Tuamotus by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Acclaimed photograph of grizzly bear walking in the snow by photographer Marko Dimitrijevic.

Picture of polar bear running across the snow by Marko Dimitrijevic.

Other Business Interests

Marko Dimitrijevic Photography

Nature Photographer

Marko has spent over 30 years of his life capturing the wonders of nature. He is an acclaimed wildlife photographer and his work is published in numerous magazines, including Alert Diver, American Photo, Photopro, Islands, Seacam, and Showboats Intern.

Previous Board Positions

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Advisory Board and School Trust

Stanford, CA, USA

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the best business schools in the world. The advisory board provides the Dean with strategic advice on a range of issues related to the running of the institution. The GBS’s trust manages around 20% of the school’s funding in an independent investment fund that is managed by alumni.

Miami Science Museum | Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Executive Committee

Miami, FL, USA

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science is a science museum based in Miami that offers a range of engaging weather and technology exhibits as well as planetarium and wildlife centers.

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Philanthropy

Make-A-Wish Southern Florida

Member of the Board and Executive Committee

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Make-A-Wish Southern Florida is part of the world’s leading wish-granting charity that makes it their mission to fulfill the wishes of children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.

The Buoniconti Fund

Board Member

Miami, FL, USA

The Buoniconti Fund is a non-profit whose objective is to raise awareness and funds to assist The Miami Project in achieving its primary goal: the discovery, translational, and clinical investigations targeting spinal cord and brain injuries.

Media

IdeaMensch

Interview

Jul 2017

Missoula, MT, USA

In an interview with entrepreneurship website IdeaMensch, Marko reveals his secrets for business and shares advise for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Accreditation

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst

Charlottesville, VA, USA

The Chartered Financial Analyst accreditation is offered by the CFA Institute to finance industry professionals. The program has the highest level of legal and regulatory recognition globally.

Publications

BIG

Photographer | Co-author

2022

Heralded as the definitive book about giants in the animal kingdom, BIG is a collection of some of the most impressive wildlife photography across 256 pages and more than 170 images. Marko Dimitrijevic and his friend Amos Nachoum share their thoughts on encounters with great white sharks, blue whales, polar bears, gorillas, lions and more.

Frontier Investor: How to Prosper in the Next Emerging Markets

Co-Author

Oct 2016

New York, NY, USA

As Co-Author of ‘Frontier Investor’, Marko and Timothy Mistele discuss undiscovered emerging markets, the frontier markets. These make up 71 of 75 of the world’s fastest growing economies and 19% of the world’s GDP. As technology and information have become more widely accessible, frontier markets are rising faster and becoming an essential part of a globally diversified portfolio.

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Awards & Recognition

Ocean Geographic Society

The Doug Perrine Award of Excellence

2021

This award-winning photo depicts three penguins diving off an iceberg and was recognized for its attention-grabbing aesthetic appeal as well as its dramatic depiction of the animals.

World Photography Organisation

Sony World Photography Awards

2020

London, UK

Marko's grizzly bear series captured in the Yukon was one of the 9 out of thousands shortlisted in the Sony World Photography Awards competition in 2020.

Charitable Interests

Art Benefits Earth

Founder

An avid wildlife photographer, Marko founded Art Benefits Earth, an organization dedicated to showcasing his work and the work of other nature artists, who make it their mission to encourage conservation and educate about our planet’s ecosystems and natural resources.

Press Releases

1Box Self Storage Expands Netherlands Footprint With Kubox Acquisition Article-1Box Self Storage Expands Netherlands Footprint With Kubox Acquisition

Sep 2022

“We are proud to offer our self-storage services to more and more markets in the Netherlands and are very excited by the development of our European portfolio,” said Volta Global's Chairman.

Marko Dimitrijevic’s Education

Stanford University

MBA Finance | Arjay Miller Scholar

1983 - 1985

Faculté des HEC (HEC Lausanne)

Bachelor of Science | Economic, Finance and Management Science

1978 - 1981