About Us
ImpactA Global has a core team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in Emerging Markets structured finance, covering complex credit origination, structuring, execution, portfolio and risk management. This is complemented by a deep global network that will give ImpactA Global unrivalled access to an attractive pipeline of sustainable infrastructure transactions.
The firm has established a strategic partnership with Legal & General Capital (LGC). This is to support the growth of ImpactA Global through a significant minority stake, as well as investing in its strategy to deploy capital into sustainable infrastructure projects in Emerging Markets.
The Board
Isabella da Costa Mendes
Founding partner and co-CEO
30 years of Emerging Markets legal and structuring experience, including Linklaters, Morgan Stanley and
11 years at J.P. Morgan.
Victoria Miles
Founding partner, co-CEO and CIO
30 years of Emerging Markets research, investing and infrastructure advisory, including over 20 years
at J.P. Morgan.
Susan Ward
Partner, CRO and COO
30 years of investment banking, risk management, wealth management and impact experience, including UBS
and 22 years at J.P. Morgan.
Roderic Norman
Chair
Roderic has almost 30 years of experience raising and deploying capital across emerging markets,
covering investment banking, asset management and development finance. Previously a Senior Banker at J.P. Morgan, he also worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the African Development Bank.
Hannah Gore-Randall
Non-Executive director
Hannah is a member of the Legal & General Capital (LGC) leadership team, with responsibility for leading LGC’s investments in alternative asset managers and managing the GP stake investing program.
Chris Jewel-Clark
Non – Executive director
Chris heads up the Corporate Finance function, in his capacity as part of the senior leadership group at LGC. Through his role, Chris leads major strategic M&A projects, and the curation and optimization of our alternative investment portfolio.
The Team
Isabella da Costa Mendes
Founding partner and co-CEO
30 years of Emerging Markets legal and structuring experience, including Linklaters, Morgan Stanley and 11 years at J.P. Morgan.
Victoria Miles
Founding partner, co-CEO and CIO
30 years of Emerging Markets research, investing and infrastructure advisory, including over 20 years at J.P. Morgan.
Susan Ward
Partner, CRO and COO
30 years of investment banking, risk management, wealth management and impact experience, including UBS and
22 years at J.P. Morgan.
Audrey Caulliez - Louis
Partner and Impact Committee Chair
20 years of structured finance (project finance, ECA, DFI and sustainable finance) experience, including with MUFG and Mizuho.
Antonio Garate
Head of Asset Management
Over 14 years of experience in investment management across infrastructure, project finance and real assets, with roles held at Allianz Global Investors, Pension Insurance Corporate and Fitch Ratings.
Matheus Chodin
Associate
3 years of experience in Emerging Markets debt as well as infrastructure and project finance, including 2 years at Bank of America.
Jonathan Midgley
Senior Associate
4 years of investment and investment advisory experience across the infrastructure and real assets sectors, including with Ernst & Young and
Astarte Capital Partners.
Clodagh Bourke
Head of Fundraising
Over 17 years private markets experience, focusing on fundraising, product structuring, marketing, and
client management.
Lindsey Bass
Fundraising & Head of Marketing
20 years of investment industry experience with a focus on client management, capital raising and marketing, including 8 years at Legal & General Investment Management.
Olivia White
Sustainability & Impact
(External Consultant)
19 years of sustainability, ESG and impact
experience in the finance sector, including
PwC, J.P. Morgan and Actis.
Karen Fraser
Head of Operations
Over 25 years in Investment Management engaged in consultancy, operations, business integration and outsourced solutions.
George Lok
Finance Director
With 14 years of expertise encompassing financial, operational, regulatory, and corporate governance functions, the majority held in Investment Management, notably at Zetland Capital Partners.
Nicole Wilks
Office Manager / Team Assistant
Over 7 years of experience in administrative roles, office management and team assistantance, notably at
Ares Management.
Independent Members of the Investment Committee
Independent Members of the Impact Committee
The Advisory Council
Anne Louise Burnett
Fintech and Investor Relations
Center for Financial Technology, Imperial College Business school, J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets FX.
Jessica Jacob
Investment in Climate-Related Projects
CEO at Sureco, UNEP, IFAD and Green Climate Fund.
Andrew Edmondson
Investment Management
MD, Portfolio Manager Ashmore Investment Management, L&G JPMorgan Leveraged Finance.
Umida Umarbekova
Origination in
Frontier Jurisdictions
25 years of experience in Emerging Markets research and private banking, investor relations and marketing, including 8 years at J.P. Morgan.
Clarine Stenfert
Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency
Global Head of Trade at MIGA (Worldbank), 30 years in Emerging Markets structured finance, including 7 years at J.P. Morgan.
Cameron Khosrowshahi
Emerging and Frontier Markets
Blended Finance
MD at Prosper Africa, USAID. Over 20 years in Emerging Markets, across infrastructure, blended finance and development programs.