Jesse de Klerk | Partner, Stafford Private Equity | Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jesse de Klerk | Partner, Stafford Private Equity | Rotterdam, Netherlands

Jesse de Klerk is Partner at Stafford Capital Partners in The Netherlands, with a focus on European private equity investments and global thematic private equity investments.

Prior to joining Stafford Capital Partners in June 2020, Jesse was Head of Private Equity at Robeco, where he worked since 2004. Prior to that, he worked as consultant at KPMG and Andersen, advising global organizations on risk management, financial management, and performance improvement. He started his career at Deutsche Bank in London, where he worked in the Global Markets Research division.

Mr. De Klerk holds an M.Sc. cum laude in Financial Econometrics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, an M.Sc. cum laude in M&A and Valuation from the University of Groningen, is a CFA-charter holder, and a CAIA-charter holder.

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Andrew Laing | Vice President, Stafford Timberland | Austin, US
Andrew Laing | Vice President, Stafford Timberland | Austin, US

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.

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David Lindsay | Chief Investment Officer | London, UK
David Lindsay | Chief Investment Officer | London, UK

David 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.

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Juli Lis | Technology Specialist | Curitiba, Brazil
Juli Lis | Technology Specialist | Curitiba, Brazil

Juli 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.

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Mark Liu | Finance Assistant | Sydney, Australia
Mark Liu | Finance Assistant | Sydney, Australia

Mark 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.

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Graeme MacLaren | Independent Chairman, Stafford Compliance Committee |
Graeme MacLaren | Independent Chairman, Stafford Compliance Committee |

Graeme 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.

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Konstantinos Makris | Vice President, Stafford Infrastructure | Zurich, Switzerland
Konstantinos Makris | Vice President, Stafford Infrastructure | Zurich, Switzerland

Konstantinos 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.

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Ashley Marlow | Vice President, Client Solutions, North America | Austin, US
Ashley Marlow | Vice President, Client Solutions, North America | Austin, US

Ashley 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.

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Jim Marsh | General Counsel | London, UK
Jim Marsh | General Counsel | London, UK

Jim 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).

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Dr. Ingo Marten | Managing Partner, Stafford Real Assets | Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Ingo Marten | Managing Partner, Stafford Real Assets | Zurich, Switzerland

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.

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Dermot McCloskey | Head of Client Solutions, UK | London, UK
Dermot McCloskey | Head of Client Solutions, UK | London, UK

Dermot 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.

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Lara Michael | Finance Manager | London, UK
Lara Michael | Finance Manager | London, UK

Lara 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.

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Elysse Morgan | Head of Client Solutions, Australia & New Zealand | Sydney, Australia
Elysse Morgan | Head of Client Solutions, Australia & New Zealand | Sydney, Australia

Elysse Morgan is Head of Client Solutions in 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.

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Jane Murphy | Finance Manager | London, UK
Jane Murphy | Finance Manager | London, UK

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

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Geoff Norman | Co-founder and Director | Sydney, Australia
Geoff Norman | Co-founder and Director | Sydney, Australia

Geoff 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.

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