Željka Sunčica Matutinović

Zeljka was an extraordinary person. She grew up in Croatia and came to the United States in 1989 to further her studies and obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton in 1993. Zeljka subsequently became an active member of the Association of Graduate Alumni of Princeton.

After her studies, she joined Mckinsey & Co.'s New York Office in 1994 to work on assignments for IT and telecom clients. In 1997 she moved to Credit Suisse First Boston's investment banking group, still maintaining her focus on technology and communications. Zeljka's talents were catalyzed by a career in venture capital. She was a partner at International Real Returns, LLC until 2001 and then a partner at Jerusalem Venture Partners until 2005. At the time of her death, she was working with Columbia University's technology transfer office and contemplating building her own investment firm. Zeljka was a highly accomplished professional and regarded in her industry for her high acuity insight and her dedication to hard work.

Zeljka was an avid skiier, sailor and runner. She was a patron of the arts, opera and symphony.While her attachment to her native Croatia and its culture remained very strong, she embraced life in the United States and had recently become a U.S. citizen.

Most impressive, Zeljka's beauty, warmth, gentle spirit and vibrant love of life blessed us all. The breadth and depth of her friendships is awe-inspiring. She had friends all over the world and it was not infrequent that she would host dinner parties in New York or Dubrovnik where Zeljka's new friends would make friends with Zeljka's old friends and it felt like a big family. Zeljka had a gift for loving. Zeljka's father has been ill with Parkinson's Disease. She was a devoted and loving daughter and faciliated his care in New York and Zagreb.

Zeljka will be sorely missed by her family and friends.

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Nešto o profilu Željke Sunčice Matutinović

Željka je bila izvanredna osoba. Ona je odrasla u Hrvatskoj, a došla je uSjedinjene Države 1989. usavršavala se i Doktorirala je elektrotehniku na Princeton u 1993. Željka je kasnije postala aktivna članica Udruge diplomiranih Alumni Princetonu. Nakon studija, ona se pridružila tvrtki McKinsey &Co 's New York Office 1994 za rad na poslovimaza IT i telekom klijente. U 1997. ona se preselila u Credit Suisse First Boston grupu investicijskogbankarstva, još uvijek održava svoj fokus na tehnologiji i komunikacijama. Željkini talenti su od strane katalizira karijeru u poduzetnički kapi-tal.Ona je bila partner u međunarodnim realni prinos, LLC do 2001, a zatim partner u Jeruzalemu Venture Partners do 2005. U vrijeme njezine smrti, radila je s Sveučilište Columbia Ured za transfer tehnologije i razmišljajući da gradi svoju investicijsku tvrtku. Željka je ostvarila vrlo profesionalan i cijenjen ugled u svojoj industriji za svoje visoke oštrine uvida i njezinu predanost napornog rada. Željka je bila strastveni skiier, jedriličar i trkač. Ona je bila pokrovitelj umjetnosti, Ope-ra i symphony.While njezina vezanost za rodnu Hrvatsku i njezine kulture ostao je vrlo jaka, ona je prihvatila život u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, a nedavno je po- stala američki državljanin. Najimpresivnija je što Željkina je ljepota, toplina, nježni duh i jarka ljubav života bla-goslovili sve nas. Širinu i dubinu svojih prijateljstava je ulijeva trahopoštovanje. Imala je prijatelje u cijelom svijetu, a to nije rijetko da će domaćin večera stranaka u New Yorku ili Dubrovniku gdje je Željka novi prijatelji će se sprijateljiti sa Željkom starih prijatelja i osjećala sam se kao jedna velika obitelj.Željka je dar za ljubavi. Željkin otac je bio bolestan, s Parkinsonovom bolesti. Bila je odana i ljubavi kćer i faciliated svoju brigu u New Yorku i Zagrebu.

Željka će bolno nedostajati svojoj obitelji i prijateljima.

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