Andrew is responsible for oversight and strategy for Stafford's U.S. timberland investment portfolio.
Prior to joining Stafford, Andrew held roles in risk management at Alliant Insurance Services and as Portfolio Manager & Manager of Business Development at Campbell Global, where he focused on timberland portfolio operations, strategy, acquisitions, dispositions, analytics & fundraising.
Andrew holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon with a concentration in finance & economics.
Seb is an Anssociate with Stafford Timberland, and is involved in investor relations, monitoring and reporting of investment performance, asset due diligence and market research.
Prior to Stafford, he worked in the Technology Risk Management team at Natwest Markets.
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 MoreJuli is an investment analyst focused on providing project support across the Stafford Group. She delivers various business process improvements and special projects across the business.
Prior to joining Stafford Juli assisted in the development of research for Brazilian public agricultural research corporation.
Juli is a qualified Chemical Technician and Forest Engineer and is currently enrolled for a Masters in Business Administration specialising in Big Data and Market Intelligence.
Read MoreMark works as Finance Assistant based in Sydney and focused on Fund Operations and Investment Support as well as other key duties for Stafford’s Australian Private Equity business.
Prior to joining Stafford, Mark worked at One Investment Group and Mainstream Group Holdings Limited in registry division.
Mark holds a Master of Commerce in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce in Professional Accounting from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Read MoreGraeme is an experienced company director and executive with over thirty years' experience in banking and financial services.
Graeme has occupied numerous senior positions within the Commonwealth Bank of Australia involving audit, property investment, finance, operations and compliance. Graeme is a director of Solutions in Business Pty Ltd, a company that specialises in providing advice to the funds management industry. Graeme also currently acts as an independent director and executive director for a number of companies and as an external member on a number of compliance committees.
Graeme's qualifications include a Bachelor of Business, Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Management and a Masters of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Graeme is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
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 MoreAshley works on the client solutions team in North America.
Prior to joining Stafford, she worked in business development and client relations with DW Partners, a multi-strategy/special situations credit firm. Previously, Ashley was Director of Investor Relations at Meritage Capital, a boutique investment management firm specializing in differentiated hedge fund solutions and was a Senior Associate, Business Development with Pine River Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager. Ashley began her career in alternatives as an Investor Relations Analyst at King Street Capital Management.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Management and Spanish Studies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
Read MoreJim is General Counsel of Stafford Capital Partners.
Prior to joining Stafford, Jim was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at James Fisher & Sons plc, where he was responsible for supporting the board of directors, and for providing legal, company secretarial and insurance services to the group worldwide. Prior to James Fisher, Jim had inhouse roles at DS Smith plc and Thomson Reuters Group.
Jim is a qualified solicitor in England & Wales, having trained and qualified with Ashurst LLP, and has an MA in Japanese Studies from Cambridge University (UK) and Nihon University (Japan).
Ingo 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 MoreConor is a Finance Manager at Stafford and works in the Private Markets team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Conor worked as an audit manager for PwC in Ireland with a focus on wealth and asset management clients. More specifically, he predominantly focused on the audits of (fund of) funds and private equity clients.
Read MoreDermot McCloskey is Head of Client Solutions in the UK.
Prior to joining Stafford Dermot worked for Inframation where he led the firm’s research across the infrastructure, power, energy and renewable energy sectors globally. More recently, Dermot focused on building out the firm’s fund and institutional coverage, producing regular commentary on the sector and building a market-leading data platform.
He holds an LLB in Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Read MoreLara Michael is Stafford’s Finance Manager, responsible for the corporate accounting function.
Prior to joining Stafford, Lara worked in assurance in the financial services industry at BDO, London and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Guernsey, with a focus on private equity and asset management.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with majors in Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance, from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Lara also has a master’s in Financial Leadership from BPP University.
Read MoreElysse Morgan is Head of Client Solutions in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Elysse is responsible for the business development and capital raising activities in this region.
Prior to Stafford, Elysse led a career in journalism, working for media outlets such as ABC and Sky News in Australia. Elysse, most recently hosted Australia’s leading nightly business program, The Business, where she interviewed high-profile business leaders, superannuation CIOs and other key industry leaders.
Elysse has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Broadcast) and is based in Sydney.
Louie is Stafford's Rewards & People Data Analyst, and responsible for our HR & People data and reward structures.
Prior to Stafford, Louie was a People Programs & Operations Partner at impact.com where he was responsible for the entire employee lifecycle, numerous Reward & HR related projects and managing internal systems and their data.
Jane Murphy is Stafford Timberland's Finance Manager, responsible for the operation of the timber funds, including cash management, reporting and administration.
Previously in charge of the finance function at a financial services firm and prior to this she trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in a medium sized accountancy firm, both based in London
Read MoreJonathan is a Finance Assistant with Stafford and is involved in business support, accounting and administration.
Jonathan recently graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and has practical experience in the public housing sector. Jonathan is currently studying towards the Chartered Accountant qualification.
Read MoreElizabeth 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 MoreMichael van Och is Stafford’s Compliance Officer based in Rotterdam.
Prior to joining Stafford, Michael worked at Knab for five years formerly as a Business Consultant and leaving as Compliance Officer. Michael started his career at Robeco where he was based in the Netherlands for ten years and Miami for a couple. He fulfilled different roles during his time at Robeco with a strong focus on Compliance.
Michael is a Certified Compliance Professional (certified by the Dutch Compliance Institute) and holds a Master of Science degree in Criminology from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
