Matthew is Stafford's Financial Accountant, and is responsible for the fund operations of Stafford's European Private Markets business line. 

Prior to joining Stafford, Matthew worked at Deloitte, where he gained his ACCA qualification and worked as an assistant manager in audit, with a focus on private equity and real estate funds.

Matthew also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Management from the University of Exeter.

José de Bruin is Head of Risk Management & Internal Audit and is responsible for independent risk oversight and control at Stafford Capital Partners. 

Prior to Stafford, José was an investment risk manager at Dutch pension investor PGGM where she provided independent risk advice directly to the pension fund board on strategic and fiduciary topics. She was also responsible for independent risk management for the Listed and Private Real Estate portfolios and led multiple initiatives focused on climate risk management and impact investing.

José  is a CFA Charterholder and holds a master's degree in International Financial Management from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and a master's degree in Business and Economics from Uppsala University.

Vicky is a Finance Assistant for Stafford, responsible for the management of corporate invoices received for the corporate entities within group.

Prior to joining Stafford, Vicky worked in finance for a digital print company, and has experience in company mergers.

Vicky is a part qualified AAT accountant.

Priya is a Finance Manager at Stafford and works in the Real Assets team.

Prior to joining Stafford, Priya trained and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant at EY in Los Angeles and London where she focused on real estate, hospitality, construction and asset managers.

Emma is a Financial Accountant at Stafford working in the Real Assets Team.

Prior to joining Stafford, Emma initially worked in Assurance at both PwC, Jersey and Deloitte, Cape Town where she focused on asset management, trust and fiduciary services. More recently, Emma was a Junior Client Relationship Manager at Stonehage Fleming, Jersey working in the family office division with UHNW clients.

She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa), and holds both a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.

Sarah is Stafford’s Head of HR, and responsible for defining our people related strategies to ensure we attract, develop and retain our talent.

Prior to joining Stafford, Sarah worked at Insight Investment in both London and New York offices and across several HR specialisms.

Sarah holds a BA in History and Classics at Swansea University and an MA in Human Resource Management at London Metropolitan University.

Fintan is an Assistant Financial Accountant with Stafford and assists the operations of the real asset funds. This predominantly includes cash management, reporting, investor relations and administration duties.

Prior to joining Stafford, Fintan worked with Ernst & Young and Aventum Group Limited working as a Business Tax Advisory Intern and a Finance Assistant respectively.

Yannick is a Finance Manager at Stafford and is responsible for the operation of the PE EU funds including reporting, cash management, investor relations, assisting the investment team and administration.

Prior to joining Stafford, Yannick worked as a manager for PwC, where he delivered audits for both publicly listed and privately-owned companies. More specifically, he predominantly focused on the asset management space and worked on corporate asset managers, (fund of) funds, including private equity, and proprietary trading firms.

Yannick holds Master degrees in Applied Economics, Insurance and Accountancy & Audit at Catholic University of Leuven (KUL).