Team

Senior Director with over 15 years’ experience as a consulting economist covering energy and various other sectors. 

Mr. Allan is responsible for Digital Applications, leveraging his technical expertise

• Executive Director and Shareholder at Frontier Economics where he established and grew the firm’s first Asia office in Singapore. Major projects included winning and leading a multi-year project to design the Singapore Secondary Gas Trading Market; delivering Singapore Power Services’ 10-year strategic plan and advising Singtel on its decision to enter the Singaporean electricity retail market

• Recognised as a global energy expert, James speaks regularly at industry conferences across Australia and Asia, was an inaugural member of the Who’s Who energy expert list and has been listed in 2018, 2019 and 2020

• Known for his actionable insight, James has conducted bottom-up reform of power and gas markets, changed the regional structure of the Australian electricity market, set retail regulated electricity prices for millions of Australian households, designed carbon/renewable energy schemes and supported AUD$15 billion plus in energy transactions and investments

• James holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne majoring in Theoretical Physics and a Master of Economics from the University of Sydney

Mr. Curran is responsible for capital formation in North America. 

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Matt was a Principal at Equilibrium Capital, a sustainability-driven real asset manager.  He was responsible for capital formation and investor relations between 2012 and 2023

• Matt primarily looked after investors in North America and Japan.   During his time at Equilibrium, he raised a series of funds focused on the areas of Vertically Integrated Permanent Crops, Controlled Environment Agriculture, and Carbon Transition Infrastructure, which resulted in nearly $2.5 billion in capital formation

• Before Equilibrium, Matt spent 13 years at Pantheon, a global private market specialist.  He began his career on the operational side of the business before transitioning to look after Investor Relations and Capital Formation in North America as a Vice President

• Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Norwich University

Director with over 20 years’ experience in renewable energy

Ms. Ramanathan is responsible for offtake origination and customer relationships

• Shalini works closely with Quinbrook’s portfolio companies to identify and execute relationship based, origination and offtake agreements for Quinbrook projects

• She has extensive experience in origination and project development in U.S. power markets and a track record of closing >2GW of renewable projects representing more than USD 2.5B in transaction value

• Prior to Quinbrook, Shalini spent 13 years with RES Americas beginning as a Project Developer and most recently leading RES’ U.S. origination efforts as Senior Vice President of Origination

• Shalini holds a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honours program from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University

Director with over 7 years’ experience in global clean energy and infrastructure investment, project development, financing, M&A and asset management

• Joined Quinbrook in 2019 from Denham Capital in London, where he was an Associate responsible for analysis, structuring, execution and management of Denham Capital’s international clean energy investments

• Prior to Denham Capital, William was an Analyst in the Global Energy & Power Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York

• Holds a Bachelor of Science in both Finance and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Director with over 15 years’ experience in renewable energy and clean technology

• Ms. Smith-Maxwell has successfully advised on more than 4GW of renewable energy power projects including onshore wind, solar and biomass technologies. Her clean technology expertise includes behind the meter storage and battery manufacture technologies

• Rosalind was a Vice President at Fieldstone Private Capital Group between 2015 and 2020, where she focussed on transactions located in Europe and Africa. Prior to joining Fieldstone she was at Climate Change Capital for seven and a half years

• She holds a BSc in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh, and was called to the Bar in 2009, after being awarded the Jules Thorn scholarship by Middle Temple

Director with over 16 years’ experience in clean and conventional energy projects and investments

Ms. Louie is responsible for leading and facilitating negotiations, evaluations, and development of investments in renewable energy, storage and industrial decarbonisation

• Associate in the CEI division at Capital Dynamics between 2012 and 2015, where she was integrally involved in the Cape Byron Power investment

• Process Engineer at Worley, a global provider of technical, project and operational support services in the energy and infrastructure sector, between 2008 and 2012

• Holds a B.A. in Chemical Engineering and Commerce (Finance) with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland, Australia

General Counsel with over 17 years’ experience in global corporates and transactions in the private equity, energy, and fintech sectors. Daniel is a member of Quinbrook’s Executive Committee

• Daniel has an extensive track record working on cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as in the development and financing of energy infrastructure projects in the U.S. and emerging markets.  He has also managed corporate governance, regulatory, and compliance matters for private equity portfolio companies around the world.

• Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Emergent Technology between 2017 and 2021,  where he was responsible for all legal and regulatory matters in connection with the firm’s blockchain, digital payments and trading businesses.

• Assistant General Counsel at First Solar between 2016 and 2017, where he worked on the development, financing, acquisition, and divestiture of solar PV projects in the U.S. and Latin America.

• Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP between 2014 and 2016, where he advised clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and other complex commercial transactions with a particular focus on renewable energy projects.

• Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Zaff Capital LP between 2012 and 2013, where he was responsible for all legal and compliance matters in connection with the firm’s fund formation and capital raising efforts as well as special situations investments in emerging markets.

• Prior to that experience, Daniel held other positions both in-house and in large international law firms where he worked on private equity, capital markets and energy transactions.

• Daniel holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University, a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Laws from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico.

Senior lawyer with over 13 years of experience in global corporate governance, fund formation and capital raising in the private equity and infrastructure sectors. Holly is a member of Quinbrook’s Executive Committee

Holly Clarke is based in London and has an extensive track record working on fund launches, corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters for global asset managers and corporations.

Prior to joining Quinbrook, Holly was Senior Legal Counsel at AMP Capital, an international investment manager with >USD 120 billion of assets-under-management across both alternative and traditional asset classes. Holly was lead in-house counsel for the global infrastructure equity fundraise, and responsible for legal and regulatory matters in connection with fund formation and capital raising efforts for the international private funds business. In addition, Holly managed corporate governance, regulatory and general legal matters across the UK, European, Middle East and Asian offices.

Holly began her career at Linklaters in the Investment Management Group, where she spent time in both the London and New York offices as well as on secondment with Ardian and Goldman Sachs International. Holly then joined the Kirkland & Ellis Funds Team in London advising clients on all aspects of fund formation and governance.

Holly holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Law, London, and a Bachelor of Science from Durham University.

• Prior to joining Quinbrook in 2023, Susanna was Legal Counsel, Compliance and Transactions at Hamilton Lane, an alternative investment management firm, where she was responsible for regulatory compliance and fund matters across EMEA and legal negotiation for co-investments, credit and secondary investments.

• Previously, Susanna was Head of Compliance, EMEA & India at AMP Capital, a global investment manager, where she led the compliance and risk function, responsible for regulatory, funds and general corporate matters within EMEA and India.

• Prior to that, Susanna has held senior roles at CVC Credit Partners, the credit arm of CVC Capital Partners, where she set-up the internal compliance function, and Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (GMO), a global US-based investment manager, where she completed her legal training contract in-house.

• Susanna began her career at UBS Investment Bank within the Legal Documentation Team as well as with a UK-based hedge fund within the Legal and Compliance Team.

• Susanna holds an honors degree in Law from Queen Mary University of London and is admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales.

Senior marketing and communications professional with specialist experience in infrastructure and financial services.

• Joined Quinbrook in 2024 and is based in London, responsible for leading marketing and communications globally.
• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Renae was Marketing and Communications Director, Capital Formation and Investor Relations at DigitalBridge, a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure.
• Previously, Renae held senior marketing and communications roles at AMP Capital, an international investment manager with more than USD 120 billion of assets-under-management across both alternative and traditional asset classes, including responsibility for marketing AMP Capital’s business in EMEA and North America.
• Prior to AMP Capital, Renae worked in corporate affairs for AMP Limited in Australia, a publicly listed bank and wealth manager.
• Renae began her career in public relations and marketing consultancy roles working with a number of blue-chip clients.
• Holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

Senior Financial Controller with over 18 years of experience in finance and accounting with a focus on investment management companies, including private equity and alternative investments.  Kirstin is based in Houston and is responsible for overseeing finance functions across Quinbrook’s U.S. offices.

• Prior to joining Quinbrook in 2023, Kirstin was Head of Finance at Lionstone Investments, a private equity real estate investment firm, where she was responsible for leading all aspects of the accounting and finance functions and oversight of the real estate debt portfolio.
• Previously, Kirstin was Senior Manager in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in the financial audits of asset management companies across a broad range of asset classes.
• Kirstin holds a BA in Economics from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”).

Senior Financial Controller with 18 years’ experience in finance and accounting based in Brisbane and responsible for the finance function in Australia.

• Prior to joining Quinbrook at the start of 2024, Matthew was a Finance Director at Brookfield Asset Management within the Fund Financial Operations team looking after the US funds developments and active commercial property assets.
• Previously, Matthew worked as a Senior Financial Accountant at Walgreens Boots Alliance and Southern Housing Group in the UK, and as a Business Services Accountant in Brisbane.
• Matthew holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from Griffith University, Australia, and is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (“CAANZ”).

• Prior to joining Quinbrook in 2024, Ed was the Finance Director at Temporis Capital, a renewable energy investment manager, for over 10 years.
• More recently he worked for Greyhound Capital as the Senior Financial Controller.
• He had previous roles at Climate Change Capital, Pantheon Ventures and GMT Communications Partners. He holds a BEng in Civil Engineering from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Urban Renewal from Liverpool John Moores University. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”).

Senior Vice President with over 9 years of experience across infrastructure investments, project development, M&A, financing and asset management

• Joined Quinbrook in 2023 from AMP Capital, where she was an Investment Director responsible for the structuring, execution and asset management of AMP Capital’s North American infrastructure investments
• Previously Kathryn was a Development Manager at Recurrent Energy and an Analyst at GE Energy Financial Services
• Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and German from the University of Pennsylvania

Senior lawyer with over 10 years of experience in complex commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, capital investments and financings across the energy sector.

• Extensive deal experience in the energy transition, infrastructure and power industries
• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Mariam was a Senior Associate at Vinson & Elkins where she handled public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity investments
• Mariam specializes in negotiating and leading M&A transactions and is highly motivated to assist her team in navigating the challenging landscape of the energy transformation
• Mariam holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Middlebury College

Vice President with 4 years’ experience in finance

• Previously worked as an analyst in the investment banking division at Credit Suisse in London, with experience in M&A and public and private offerings of debt and equity

• Achieved the CISI Level III Certificate in Securities

• Holds a MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance with Distinction from the Imperial College Business School (ICBS) in London for which she was awarded the ICBS and Grantham Institute prize for the best overall performance on the programme and was recognised on the 2017/18 Deans list for Academic Excellence

• Holds a BSc in Management from the London School of Economics

Vice President with 6 years’ experience in renewable energy development.

Mr. Cliffe is also responsible for the role of IC Secretary

• Analyst in the Commercial Team at RES Group between 2017 and 2019, where he was involved in the development and sale of onshore wind and battery storage projects

• Holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures with First Class Honours from Imperial College London and a BSc in Natural Sciences with First Class Honours from Durham University

Finance Manager with over 9 years of experience in finance and accounting based in Houston and is responsible for finance functions across Quinbrook’s U.S. offices.

• Prior to joining Quinbrook in 2024, Qing was a Senior Manager in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in the financial statement audits of private companies across a broad range of industries.
• Qing holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Accountancy from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Qing is also a CPA holder in the state of Texas.

Senior Associate with over 7 years’ experience in finance

Jenna joined Quinbrook in 2022 and is a Senior Associate in the Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team 

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Jenna was an Associate at Angelo Gordon, focused on client partnerships, fundraising and new business development across the firm’s credit and real estate strategies 
• Jenna began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she focused on equity derivative structuring and capital markets  
• Jenna received a B.A. in Finance and Minor in Accounting from Villanova University   

Senior Associate with over 6 years’ experience in asset management

• Michael joined Quinbrook in 2023 and is a Senior Associate in the Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team
• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Michael was a Senior Associate at Goldman Sachs within the Asset & Wealth Management Division, where he was responsible for institutional client due diligence.
• Previous experience includes working at JP Morgan, within client onboarding operations for the Latin American Private Bank, and Blackrock, within client onboarding for SMA Operations.
• Michael received a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Economics from The City College of New York.

Senior Associate with over 6 years’ experience in asset management

Lauren joined Quinbrook in 2023 and is a Senior Associate in the Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Lauren was an Associate at Pantheon Ventures LLP and more recently iCON Infrastructure LLP, focusing on existing client relationships as well as fundraising across EMEA and NA regions.
• Lauren began her career at Old Mutual Global Investors (now Merian Global Investors) as a Client Services Executive focusing on the DACH region.
• Lauren holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and a CertHE in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University.

 Associate

• Associate in Quinbrook’s Capital Formation and Investor Engagement Team
• Prior to Quinbrook, Ariana was an Associate, LGPS Sales at BlackRock.
• Previous experience includes working at HSBC, which she joined as a Graduate Analyst. While at HSBC, she was responsible for FX Sales and managed marketing materials as well as social media training. She also initiated competitor analysis which helped shape thought leadership and company strategy. While at HSBC she also created a business plan to develop the Global Graduate Council and was the head of the Engagement Pillar.
• Ariana holds an M.Litt in Strategic Studies and an MA(hons) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

Associate with 3 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Joined Quinbrook from Velox Power, where he worked as a Business Analyst gaining experience in UK power market analysis, buy-side transactions and asset management
• Previously worked in wealth management as well as providing freelance financial modelling services to early stage startups
• Holds a BSc from the London School of Economics in Geography with Economics

Analyst with 2 years’ experience across infrastructure and project finance 

• Joined Quinbrook in 2022 from KPMG’s Infrastructure and Capital Projects Advisory practice in Dallas where he was a Senior Associate responsible for providing commercial, financial, and strategic analysis for public sector clients engaging in public-private-partnerships (P3s)
• Previously worked as an Associate in KPMG’s Transactions Advisory Services practice where he conducted financial due diligence on buy- and sell-side transactions for both strategic and financial clients
• Holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master in Accountancy from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Gavin is also a CPA holder in the state of Texas

Associate with over 5 years’ experience across infrastructure and project finance

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Amit served as an Associate within Credit Suisse’s investment bank, specialising in energy and renewables coverage. Amit brings experience across sell-side and buy-side transactions where he was responsible for developing complex financial models, preparing information memorandums and assisting clients with due diligence and investment committee processes.
• Before joining Credit Suisse, Amit was a Senior Analyst within the M&A team at Deloitte Australia providing modelling and valuations services to clients in the broader infrastructure sector.
• Amit holds degrees in Commerce (Majoring in Finance and Accounting) and Economics from the University of New South Wales

Associate with experience across infrastructure investments, project development, financing and asset management

• Joined Quinbrook in 2023 from GE Capital Energy Financial Services in Norwalk, CT where he was an Associate responsible for analysis, structuring, execution and management of GE’s global infrastructure investments
• Previously spent 8 years with Shell, working across project controls and engineering, construction, project development and origination
• Holds a Master of Business Administration from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University

Senior Analyst with 2 years’ experience in the global energy sector

• Joined Quinbrook in 2022 from KPMG’s Commercial Advisory and Transactions Practice, where he worked exclusively with Energy and Utilities clients providing advice on commercial strategy and transactions
• Holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Business Management (Economics) from the University of Queensland
• Board Member for the Australian Institute of Energy (Brisbane Branch)

Senior analyst with 3 years’ experience in asset management.

Mr. Feeney is responsible for ESG in investment and asset management across Quinbrook’s global portfolio

• Previously worked in investment management consulting as an Analyst at Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, with a focus on fintech, data and analytics.

• Further experience in clean energy investment at Longspur Capital, and in ESG supporting the development of an ESG benchmarking and reporting start-up.

• Holds an MSc in Climate Change Finance & Investment from the University of Edinburgh Business School, as well as a BA in History from the University of Warwick.

Analyst with 2 years’ experience in the global energy sector.

Miss Tamraz is an Analyst in Quinbrook’s Investment Team in the UK, focused on ESG

• Prior to Quinbrook, Laila was an Associate Pipeline Engineer at McDermott Middle East where she supported the Subsea Team on offshore projects. She dual-hatted her engineering role with the role of Area Sustainability Lead for the Middle East.

• Holds a Masters in Management from London Business School as well as an MSc in GeoEnergy and a BSc (hons) in Geology and Physical Geography from the University of Edinburgh.

Mr Lim is an Associate in Quinbrook’s Investment Team in the UK

• Prior to Quinbrook, Ryan was a Senior Analyst at BDO in the Corporate Finance Team in Perth and was responsible for preparing valuation materials across companies and natural resource assets.

• Holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance) with First Class Honours from The University of Western Australia. Ryan is currently completing his Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand accreditation.

• Joined Quinbrook’s Australian Investment Team in 2020 to support investment activity across biomass, green electricity retailing, community energy networks, renewable ‘power-to-x’ solutions (including green hydrogen) and infrastructure powering green data centres.

• Joined development arm ‘Private Energy Partners’ (PEP) in 2022 to drive UK investment in utility-scale Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage (BESS), as well as facilitating opportunities in demand side response and grid support infrastructure.

• Holds Dual Bachelor degrees in Business Management & Commerce from the University of Queensland (UQ).

• Holds an MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance (CCMF) from Imperial College, London.

Senior Analyst with over 2 years’ experience across renewable energy infrastructure, capital markets and finance.

• Joined Quinbrook from MBB Group as a Commercial and Transaction Consultant, where he developed bespoke financial models and provided strategic advisory for large scale energy projects across Australia
• Previous experience from Macquarie Group as a Senior Associate in the Group Treasury conducting capital analysis
• Holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) from the University of New South Wales

• Prior to joining Quinbrook, Carrie undertook an off-cycle internship at Astorg in London, supporting the investment team across deal sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio monitoring.
• Holds a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Economics from King’s College London.

Finance & Operations Associate with 4 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Joined Quinbrook from Calculus Capital where he was a Finance and Fund Administration Associate
• Holds a BSc from the University of Leicester in Banking & Finance and is currently studying for a CIMA

Finance & Operations Associate with 10 years’ experience across finance & business operations

• Previously worked at Raymond James as an Accounts Assistant for 2 years
• Previously worked as a Billing Specialist and Accounts Receivable Coordinator  at several UK law firms

Executive Assistant with over 14 years’ experience in executive support and office management 

Ms. Arias is Executive Assistant to David Scaysbrook and responsible for the coordination of Quinbrook Investment Committee and portfolio company board meetings along with global HR administration

• Executive Assistant in the CEI division at Capital Dynamics between 2012 and 2015 supporting David Scaysbrook

• Previously worked at PwC within the Risk and Controls Solutions business unit as PA to the national lead partner and global lead for governance risk and compliance

• Holds a Certificate in Governance and Risk Management and is an Affiliated Member of the Governance Institute of Australia

Executive Assistant with over 6 years’ experience in executive support and office management

Ms. Potter is Executive Assistant to Rory Quinlan and is responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s UK office

• Executive Assistant in the HNW division at Close Brothers Asset Management supporting the Head of HNW and the Director of Commercial Strategy.  

• Previously worked at Evercore ISI within the research division as a PA to the Head of Global Automotive and Research Team. 

• Holds a BA Hons from The University of Winchester. 

Executive Assistant and Office Manager with over 4 years’ experience in executive support and office management

Ms. Brazelton is Executive Assistant to Brian Chase and Tim Smith and is responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s New York office

• Administrative Assistant at James Corner Field Operations supporting executives within the office and general office liaison

• Certified public school teacher in the Duval County school system and was responsible for over 300 students while curating a strong music program

• Holds Bachelors in Music Education and Bachelors of Music from Stetson University

Office Manager with over 3 years’ experience in executive support and office management

Ms. Lloyd-Jones is Office Manager to the Quinbrook UK office and is responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s UK office as well as providing executive support to various team members. 

• Previously the Executive Assistant in the tech division at Impala Search supporting the Co-founder
• Assistant to the Founder and Client Manager working within the HNW division at Caroline Baker
• Holds a Professional Business Diploma with Distinction Honours from the Oxford Media & Business School

Helen Arnold is an accomplished Executive Assistant and Office Manager in Brisbane. With over a decade of experience across government, education, construction, and IT sectors, she excels in providing high-level support, managing projects, and nurturing stakeholder relationships.

• Helen specializes in strategic planning, event coordination, and administrative management.
• She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Victoria and certifications in Workplace Health and Safety.

Aisha Larry is an Executive Assistant with over 11 years of experience in executive support and office management. 

• Executive Assistant and responsible for the coordination and management of Quinbrook’s Houston office.
• Previously Executive Assistant to the CEO and office manager to the Americas and Latam division of Adama and at Allied Capital & Development as the EA to the CEO and Chief of Staff.
• Holds a BA from St. Petersburg College.