Theodoros Benavidis is an Analyst of Stafford Infrastructure and is involved in market research and due diligence for Infrastructure investments.
Prior to joining Stafford, he worked with Swiss Life Infrastructure and had various internships in the Risk Management division of NBG Securities and with Stafford Infrastructure.
He holds a MSc in Finance from University of Lausanne and a BSc in Banking and Financial Management from the University of Piraeus.
Read MoreRichard co-founded Stafford Timberland and co-developed Stafford Private Equity’s initial international expansion plan. Prior to this, Richard was CEO of Pantheon Ventures. He is involved in relationship management, strategy formulation and investment evaluation. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in London and has a BSc Honours in Chemistry from Exeter University.
Read MoreElisa Dunisha is part of the Stafford Infrastructure team and is primarily involved in investment research, due diligence, and transaction execution.
Before transitioning to the infrastructure team, Elisa was a member of the Sustainability Team, where she worked closely with Stafford's Investment teams to integrate ESG factors into the investment process.
Prior to joining Stafford, Elisa worked as a Senior Consultant for Avanntive Consulting and at the same time served as a back-stopper expert in a joint capacity-building project with Roland Berger Gmbh.
She holds a Master of Arts in Corporate Finance from Toulouse School of Management, France and a BSc in Finance from the University of Tirana.
Read MoreLane French is a part of the Stafford Infrastructure team and is primarily involved in investment research, due diligence, transaction execution, and originations in the US.
Prior to joining Stafford, Lane was at Beneficient underwriting secondaries investments in energy and infrastructure. Before that, he worked as a Senior Analyst at BP Capital Fund Advisors and an Equity Research Associate at Baird.
Read MoreWilliam manages various global investments for Stafford Infrastructure and contributes to Stafford Sustainable Capital investment activities. He has more than 10 years of industry experience and has held senior management roles with Macquarie Investment Management Private Markets, Swiss Re, and the Asian Development Bank, where he was responsible for sourcing, due diligence, and financing projects in the infrastructure and renewables sectors. William has a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, and both a Masters and Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from The National Superior School of Hydraulics of Grenoble, France.
Read MoreDavid is Stafford’s Chief Investment Officer
Prior to joining Stafford, David was, for 5 years Managing Director of Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP in the UK, which was successfully sold in August 2011. He previously spent 10 years with Barclays Private Equity where he was a founding member of their infrastructure team and earlier in his career he headed the London based corporate bank team of a Scottish clearing banking.
He received a Masters degree in Finance from the London Business School.
Read MoreKonstantinos is an Investment Analyst involved in investment research, due diligence, portfolio management and marketing.
Prior to joining Stafford, he was a financial services consultant at PwC and has held a number of internships in various financial services firms.
Konstantinos holds a MSc in Economics from the University of Lausanne and a BA in Banking and Financial Management from the university of Piraeus.
Read MoreIngo is responsible for relationship management, portfolio construction, investment due diligence, negotiation and monitoring for Stafford’s infrastructure business. He also contributes to Stafford Sustainable Capital given the overlap of these business lines.
Prior to joining Stafford, Ingo worked with Macquarie Investment Management Private Markets in charge of a pioneer secondary infrastructure fund of funds, as well as the European aspects of its sustainable capital fund of funds. Prior to Macquarie, Ingo was a Director of Alternative Investments at Swiss Re, responsible for the development and management of one of the world’s largest sustainability-focused portfolios and also worked in Corporate & Strategy Development and Investment Banking at UBS.
Ingo holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. In addition to his PhD, he also holds a lic. Rer. Pol. Diploma (the Swiss MBA equivalent) from the University of Fribourg.
Read MoreGeoff is a co-founder and non-executive director of Stafford Capital Partners, and is the company’s largest shareholder. He was the founding Chairman from 2000 – 2021. Prior to this, he founded Pantheon Ventures’ Asia Pacific operations before it was acquired by Pantheon. Geoff serves on several of Stafford’s Investment Committees, as well as a continuing role on the company’s Strategy and Remuneration Committees. He holds Bachelor degrees in law and accounting from the University of Canterbury (BComm/LLB(Hons)), a Masters degree in Management (MS) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan Fellow), is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a New Zealand Harkness Fellow.
Read MoreDaniel is involved in investment research, due diligence, transaction execution, portfolio management, and origination. He also works on various sustainability projects.
Prior to joining Stafford, Daniel was part of the assurance and advisory team at Deloitte in Australia, servicing listed, multinational, and private clients across a range of industries.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Accounting & Finance from the University of Sydney, is a qualified Chartered Accountant with Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) and has completed level 1 of the CFA Program.
Read MoreAngus is responsible for all aspects of the business at Stafford, working across strategy formulation, team development, relationship management and investment evaluation.
Prior to Stafford Angus worked as a direct investor in the private equity and venture capital markets. He started his career with Thompson Clive & Partners, a life sciences and technology private equity firm with investments in Europe and the US. He then co-founded Solon Ventures, a UK venture capital firm.
He received an MA in Law from Cambridge University.
Read MoreJohn is an Investment Manager involved in investment research, due diligence, portfolio management and marketing.
Prior to joining Stafford, John was at Grant Thornton Australia managing a broad range of clients across various industries. He has over ten years of experience in providing taxation and advisory services to private and entrepreneurial clients.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Sydney.
Read MoreSteven is involved in investment research, sourcing, due diligence, negotiation and monitoring for Stafford’s Infrastructure business.
He was previously with XL Catlin, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, where he built and led the private equity and real asset investment activities comprising direct investments, co-investments and fund commitments. Prior to that, Steven was a member of the Alternative Investments division at Swiss Re, focused on private equity direct investments.
He earned a Master of Arts in Economics and Finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.
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