Catalyst for Change: From Art to Investments

Bettina is Chief Executive of Serpentine, an arts institution in London’s Kensington Gardens whose programme has built new connections between art and society since 1970. She has two decades of experience as an arts leader in her hometown of Los Angeles, most recently as founding Executive Director of Frieze Los Angeles, establishing the first two editions of the fair in 2018 at 2019 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. In 2006 she founded ForYourArt, an organization that has expanded the place of art in everyday life in Southern California through projects with institutions like The Getty, LACMA and the Hammer, brands as well as municipal governments and especially local artists, including legends like Barbara Kruger, Raymond Pettibon and the late John Baldessari. She served as a political appointee to the Los Angeles County Arts Commissioner from 2011-2020 and was the organization’s President in 2016.

Dina is Team Leader - Private Banking Business Development, was educated in Italy and the US where she graduated university with majors in Economics, Art History and French. She began her career at Bessemer Trust Company in New York City and focused on asset allocation and wealth preservation strategies with a particular focus on private equity investing for clients of substantial wealth. In 1993, she moved to the United Kingdom with Bessemer to develop the firm’s international client base. Dina joined Pictet in 2008 as a banker focusing on UK resident/domiciled clients and UKRND. She is currently a Managing Director in London, sits on the LDN ExCo, chair of the Senior Women’s Private Banking Network and is a frequent speaker on issues facing newly generated wealth and the next generation. She sits on several charitable boards with special interest in child welfare and education.