Meet the team
Experienced global team of Infrastructure experts
The infrastructure team is a group of ten highly experienced individuals which are directly responsible for the successful track record of the SISF funds. The joint working experience of the team spans in some cases over 15 years. The team is further supported by the wider Stafford group, a pioneer in real assets secondary investing, as well as external service providers.
The Stafford Infrastructure team
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.
William is Managing Partner for Stafford's Infrastructure business and is involved in investment sourcing, due diligence, negotiation and research for investments in infrastructure.
He has 2003 years of industry experience and has held senior management roles with Macquarie, Etrion, Swiss Re, and the Asian Development Bank, where his responsibilities included 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 a Diplôme d’Ingénieur in Civil Engineering from The National Superior School of Hydraulics of Grenoble, France.
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.
Steven 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.
John 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.
Lane 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.
Lane has been a CFA® Charterholder since 2018 and is a member of the CFA Society of Austin. He holds a BBA in both Finance and Entrepreneurial Management as well as a Certificate in Financial Risk Management & Insurance from the University of Iowa.
Konstantinos is a Vice President 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.
Daniel 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.
Theodoros Benavidis is an Investment Associate 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.
Laurence is an Investment Associate involved in investment origination, due diligence and execution. She also works on various projects related to data bases and system development.
Prior to joining Stafford, she worked as an Auditor with PwC in Asset Management service in Paris. Before that, she held a number of internships in Microfinance and Wealth Management companies.
Laurence holds a MSc in Finance from the Paris-Dauphine University.
Elisa 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.
IC: Investment Committee
Key Stafford Group resources with broader teams supporting the infrastructure investment process
Michael is Head of Fund Operations, and is responsible for the operation of the timberland, infrastructure and agriculture and food funds, including reporting, cash management, investor relations, assisting the investment team and administration.
Prior to joining Stafford, he worked in the oil and gas industry.
He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales whilst at Stafford and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Sheffield.
Marta Jankovic is the Head of Sustainability at Stafford. Marta works closely with Stafford’s Investment Teams and is focused on shaping Stafford’s sustainable investing strategy, fostering engagement with clients, policy and industry stakeholders.
Prior to Stafford, Marta was responsible for the delivery of client responsible investment policy objectives at APG Asset Management, representing the Responsible Investment team on the Committee for Investment Proposals, and later advised APG’s Private Markets teams on implementation of EU sustainability regulation (SFDR). Marta was also a Director in the Stewardship team at BlackRock.
Marta holds a Masters of Arts in EU Law from King’s College London and a Bachelors of Arts (German Studies) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales, in Sydney.
Juli is a Technology Specialist leading technology projects, managing systems and databases within Stafford. She oversees all technology based processes and implementation.
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.
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).
Victoria 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.
Dhara is Stafford’s Head of Tax 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.