Prior to Pioneer, Sam was a non-founding partner at Englefield Capital, where he was instrumental in developing and implementing the investment strategy into the wind, energy and environment sectors. He also held private equity and finance roles at Morgan Stanley, Freeman Spogli, and Salomon Brothers. He is currently Chairman of YPO Greater London Chapter, Member of The Responsible Energy Forum and Member of the Advisory Board of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Sam has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Prior to joining Pioneer, Giuseppe held a variety of roles in growth capital and venture capital firms including Morgan Stanley Private Equity, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and TLcom.

Giuseppe is a graduate of the Bocconi University in Milan and holds an MBA from Stanford University.

Before Pioneer, Rupert held roles at DLJ Merchant Banking, GMT Communications and DLJ Phoenix in both London and New York.

Rupert has a BA in History of Art and a Business Certificate in Marketing and Management from Duke University.

Prior to Pioneer, Terrence was co-founder and Managing Partner of GMT Communications, where he sat on the investment committee overseeing 24 portfolio investments in 18 countries. He has also held additional corporate finance and M&A roles at Baring Brothers, London and Hambrecht & Quist, Silicon Valley, United States.

Terrence was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he received an MPhil in Economics, and holds a BA in Development Economics from Princeton University.

Prior to Pioneer, Edoardo worked at L.E.K. Consulting, where he was a Senior Associate Consultant in the Melbourne and Milan offices. He also held roles at Accenture Business Consulting and the B2B online portal 1city.biz.

Edoardo graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan and holds an MBA from the London Business School.

Prior to Pioneer, Jemima held investment roles at Allianz Capital Partners in the infrastructure equity team and Allianz Global Investors in the infrastructure debt team, with additional responsibilities for the teams’ sustainability strategies. Jemima started her career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Jemima holds a BSc Degree in Natural Sciences from Durham University.

Prior to Pioneer, Miguel worked in the investment banking division of Citigroup in Madrid, with specific focus on the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Miguel holds a BA in Business Administration and Law from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.

Prior to Pioneer, Luca worked in the M&A advisory team at Rothschild in Milan, with a specific focus in the energy and power sector.

Luca holds a MSc in Management Engineering, Finance stream from Politecnico di Milano and a BSc in Energy Engineering from Politecnico di Torino.

Prior to Pioneer, Francisca was at ORIX, covering investments in the renewable energy space across multiple geographies. She also held roles at EDP Renewables, working in the M&A team at the Madrid office, and Deloitte, Lisbon.

Francisca holds a MSc in Corporate Finance from Cass Business School and a BSc in Management from NOVA School of Business and Economics.

Prior to Pioneer, Henry was Assistant Manager at Langham Hall, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance and operational activities of a number of private equity structures, including renewable energy and infrastructure. He has also held further roles at Saffery Champness LLP and Kreston Reeves LLP.

Henry holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Exeter and is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

Prior to Pioneer, Carmen was at Strategy& (part of the PwC network), where she was a Manager Consultant in the London office and focused on strategy and economic advisory in the utilities sector.

Carmen holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a CFA Charterholder.

Prior to Pioneer, Wendy held roles in a variety of industries including the Royal College of Art.

Wendy has a BA in fashion textiles from Manchester College of Art.

Stephen is a recognised waste management and project expert, with a strong commercial orientation and focus on longer term viability of projects. He is Director of Haggai Project Services Ltd and, prior to this, was Director of Engineering at Viridor. He also holds various NED roles in clean energy technology companies.

Stephen holds a BSc in Engineering Geology, Geophysics and Structural Geology from Durham University.

Prior to Pioneer, Louis-Olden worked in the M&A advisory team at Rothschild & Co in Paris, with a specific focus on the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Louis-Olden holds a Masters in Finance from ESCP Business School.

Miriam has worked for multinationals for over 35 years, including 15 years in the B2B energy and climate change space. She is the Founder and Chairwoman of the Energy Transition Forum and, prior to this, was an Advisor to the UK’s Department for Energy and Climate Change. Since January 2018, Miriam has been Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rotterdam and serves on various NED Boards in France, UK and the Netherlands.

Miriam is a graduate from Nyenrode Business University.

Prior to Pioneer, Julius spent fours years at Arup in their energy advisory team providing commercial advice to a range of clients including investors, utilities, national government and developers.

Julius graduated with First Class honours in Engineering from University College London.

Prior to Pioneer, Seb spent four years at Oxford Capital Partners, where he worked on a number of renewable generation and energy efficiency investments.

Sebastian holds an MA in Economics & Management from Oxford University.

Prior to joining Pioneer, Enda trained in Financial Service Audit with KPMG Dublin. He then moved internally to Restructuring, where he was involved in the liquidation and receivership of companies within the Insurance industry. He has held a previous role as a Fund Accountant with HedgeServ Dublin.

Enda has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Dublin City University and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ACA).

Neve has a BA in Politics and International Relations and an MA in Geopolitics and International Affairs from the University of Sussex.

Javier serves as President of Empresarios Agrupados and acts as President and CEO of Ghesa Engineering and Technology. Prior to this, he was Managing Director at Gamesa where he delivered over 30 GW of wind power globally. He has also assisted in M&A transactions involving over 4 GW of power output.

Javier holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales of Bilbao, Spain, and an MSc in Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems from Cranfield University in the UK.

Prior to Pioneer, Harriet worked at Foresight Group where she was primarily responsible for managing the IR of the Infrastructure team’s bioenergy funds. She also worked as a capital markets advisor at communications firm h2glenfern.

Harriet has a BSc Degree in Natural Sciences from Durham University.

Prior to Pioneer, Andreas worked in the investment banking division of Barclays, where he covered the natural resources sector across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Andreas holds an MSc in Accounting from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany.

Prior to Pioneer, Louise held similar roles with Star Capital, Aerius Associates and Greenhill.

Louise has a diploma from Birkbeck College, University of London.

Before joining Pioneer, Subbash was Chief Financial Officer at Civitas Investment Management and has held senior finance positions at Henderson Park Capital, Harbert Management Corp, and AEW Europe, with responsibility over all financial, operational, and tax matters for their European funds.

Subbash holds a Masters in Engineering (MEng) from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), qualifying with PwC.

Antonio has held the position as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, leading the Electric Power and Natural Gas practice in Asia and Australia from 2015 until 2022, and in Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2008 until 2015. He is the author of several published papers about the energy industry. His key specialist areas include strategy, regulatory management, large-scale operational performance transformations and capital allocation, and has supported some of the leading and most innovative global energy companies.

Antonio is a graduate of the University of Padova and SDA Bocconi, School of Management.

Emma has an MA in Theology from the University of Edinburgh.