Paule Ansoleaga Abascal
Finance, if guided by Philosophy, can become a force at the service of life.
Passionate about life and mother to two luminous souls, Paule is an industrial engineer turned finance professional who discovered in ancient Philosophy a way of living—a practice she follows to cultivate wisdom, inner peace, and joy.
With 18 years of experience in Capital Markets and Asset Management, she is currently Managing Director Italy at Arcano Partners.
She has worked in Milan, London, and Madrid for Rothschild & Co and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
She is co-founder of Inclusive Finance, a board member of Alice for Children, and serves on the investment committee of Corbites Venture Capital.
She loves nature, animals, books, sports, yoga, meditation, and everything that cannot be bought or measured.
She believes that finance—when guided by Philosophy, by the love of wisdom—can become a powerful force in service of life.
In June 2025, her first book was published by Il Sole 24 Ore:
Philosophy and Finance: A Love Story
From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Finance: a journey of Awareness, Interconnection, and Fulfilment.
ABOUT ME
Interviews and Articles
✓ Philosophy and Finance – book launch interview – YouTube.
✓ British Chamber of Commerce for Italy – Impact Investing Series – hosted interview with Bertrand
Badré (among others)
✓ Citywire Italia – “ Arriva in libreria Filosofia e Finanza, una storia d’amore di Paule Ansoleaga Abascal ”
– Feature article on book release- Citywire
✓ Podcast on Spotify: Finanza inclusiva e sostenibile – Il Salotto dell’Imprenditoria Innovativa
✓ Progetto Fondazione Asilo Mariuccia – Interview Il Giornale d’Italia
My book
Philosophy and Finance: A Love Story
Once, Philosophy and Economics (oikonomikḗ) walked side by side. They questioned the meaning of life, the essence of justice, the nature of the common good. They asked not only how much something was worth — but what was truly worth valuing. This book tells the story of that ancient, passionate, and interrupted love. A story of Agápē. And of the longing to mend what was torn apart.
Philosophy and Finance: A Love Story is a journey through centuries of thought — from the wisdom of the Greek philosophers to the tangled complexity of modern markets. It is an invitation to rediscover Philosophy not as abstract theory, but as an art of living. And to reclaim finance not as a cold mechanism, but as a powerful force that can — and must — serve life.
Along the way, you will meet philosophers, emperors, slaves, monks, economists, and visionaries. You will explore the spiritual exercises once used to calm the mind, nourish the soul, and restore inner balance. You will revisit the moral roots of economics — an ethics-infused tradition that, only in recent times, lost sight of the good.
With clarity, intimacy, and intellectual depth, the author weaves personal experience, systemic thinking, and civic passion into a bold new vision: An economy rooted not in endless growth, but in human flourishing. A financial system that protects, transforms, and uplifts. A society where we are no longer homo oeconomicus, but relational beings — awake, responsible, and capable of care: homo altruisticus.
This is a book about capital and conscience. About numbers and soul. It’s a call to slow down. To reflect. To wake up. To look within — for that is where true change begins. Because every real revolution — ethical, economic, human — starts from within.
Paule Ansoleaga Abascal
