Elizabeth is a tax manager and is involved with the tax compliance and reporting for Stafford.
Prior to joining Stafford Elizabeth has worked as a Tax Advisor at PwC and KPMG in London.
She holds a Bachelors of Art degree from King’s College London.
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 MoreDaan is involved in relationship management, investment sourcing, due diligence, negotiation and research for investments in timber.
Daan was previously with URS as a senior consultant specialising in timberland appraisals and environmental audits.
He holds a Bachelor degree in forestry with honours from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in applied finance (FINSIA).
Read MoreJoão is a Front-End Developer at Stafford and is involved in the areas of innovation and business support.
João is a future graduate of Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Paraná and has experience on software development in digital solutions for entrepreneurial organizations.
Chris is responsible for the operation of Stafford Private Equity’s funds, including cash management, processing of corporate actions and performance monitoring of investments. Prior to joining Stafford, Chris worked at Computershare for six years where he was a project manager in the corporate actions division. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from Kaplan.
Read MoreRebecca is a Financial Accountant at Stafford and works in the Real Assets team.
Prior to joining Stafford, she trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at EY whilst working in audit, with a focus on wealth and asset management clients.
She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Bath, with a semester at Queen's University in Canada.
Read MoreKate Pargaman is a Private Equity Analyst in Stafford's US Private Equity Team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Kate was an International Tax Senior Consultant at Deloitte where she helped clients with compliance and strategic planning around international M&A and financing.
Kate is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas and has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Master degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.
Amit Patel is a Principal in Stafford’s European Private Equity business line, involved in the sourcing, execution, diligence and monitoring of European Private Equity investments.
Prior to joining Stafford Capital Partners, Amit spent four years in the private equity team at Robeco. Amit began his career at London-based investment firm Keyhaven Capital Partners where he spent eight years.
Amit holds a Masters of Science in Investment Management from Cass Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bristol Business School.
Read MoreJay Peay is a Vice President with Stafford Timberland and is involved in due diligence and transaction sourcing for Timberland investments.
Prior to joining Stafford, Jay was a Deals Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he focused on M&A valuations, market research, and analytics.
Jay is a Certified Public Accountant. He has a Master of Accountancy from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management as well as a BA in Finance and Accounting from Wofford College.
Read MoreLuke is a Client Solutions Associate, having originally joined Stafford as an Intern. He is involved in all aspects of client interactions from business development, investor relations and distribution and marketing.
Luke holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management from the University of East Anglia, UK.
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 MoreTainá is a Data Technician at Stafford, and is involved in data analysis, innovation and business support.
Prior to joining Stafford, Tainá assisted in the area of statistical consultancy.
She recently graduated from Universidade Estadual de Maringá in Statistics.
Read MoreDan is an Vice President with Stafford’s Timberland team. His focus areas are market analysis, investment due diligence and operational management of timberland investments.
Prior to Stafford, Dan worked as a Forestry, ArcGIS and Bioenergy Analyst at Pöyry in both New Zealand and Australia. His experience includes: forest appraisals, asset due diligence, market trends and analysis and forecasting with a focus on the Asia Pacific region.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science from the University of Canterbury.
Beatriz Rossa is ESG Data Analyst in Stafford's Sustainability Team. Beatriz works closely with collecting, reporting, and analysing ESG data, while also contributing to the methodology evolution for Stafford’s ESG data tools. Before transitioning to the Sustainability Team, she worked with data analytics for the Timber and Technology Team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Beatriz worked for a Wood Panels Industry and a Consulting Company. Her work primarily involved forest inventory data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Brazilian environmental regulatory projects.
Beatriz holds a Bachelor of Forest Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).
Carlos Ruiz is a Vice President with Stafford Timberland and is involved in due diligence and transaction sourcing for Timberland investments.
Prior to joining Stafford, Carlos was a Transaction Manager at Manulife where he focused on Farmland and Farmland plus acquisitions in US and Canada
Carlos holds a master’s degree from the University of Georgia as well as a BS in Industrial Engineering.
Read MoreChristophe works within Client Solutions and is involved in all aspects of business development for Europe.
Prior to joining Stafford in 2020, Christophe worked as an associate with Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm, DWS, where he completed the global graduate programme and integrated the Insurance Coverage team. As part of his responsibilities, Christophe maintained relationships with insurance companies and supported senior management on various sales activities.
Christophe has a Master in Finance degree from EDHEC Business School, and a Bachelor’s degree from the École Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL).
Read MoreDhara is Stafford’s Tax Manager and is Responsible for tax compliance, planning and reporting on behalf of the Stafford funds.
Prior to joining Stafford, Dhara worked as a Vice President in the transaction tax team at Duff and Phelps and as a Tax Manager in the KPMG private equity funds team.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant, qualified Chartered Tax Advisor and holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Reading University.
Read MoreVictoria is Chief Compliance Officer at Stafford and is responsible for all aspects of compliance across the business.
Victoria brings over 20 years of experience in legal and compliance roles within financial services. Most recently at gunnercooke LLP, Victoria advised investment managers on all aspects of private investment management, compliance strategy, and global regulatory matters. Prior to that, Victoria was General Counsel at MVision Private Equity Advisers for nine years.
Victoria holds a Batchelors degree in Natural Sciences, a Distinction in Legal Practice from BPP Law School and trained in the Private Equity Group at SJ Berwin LLP.
Daria Stotskaya is Carbon Associate within Stafford's Timberland team, supporting primarily with the development of the Carbon Fund.
Daria joined Stafford from South Pole, a leading climate-solutions project developer and a consultancy, where she worked within the Carbon projects team and engaged in the in-house research activities.
She holds a Masters of Sustainable Urbanism from the University College London (UCL) and a Bachelor of Science from the London School of Economics (LSE).
