INFRASTRUCTURE - Key Persons

Dr. Nishtha Manocha is a Senior Research Engineer focused on the role of ESG in the infrastructure sector. Her experience spans the fields of hydrology, climate adaptation and water policy. She completed her PhD from the National University of Singapore. Her dissertation titled ‘Infrastructure Investment under Deep Uncertainty' focused on decision-making pertaining to infrastructure investments under climatic and anthropogenic uncertainties. She holds a master's degree in Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resource Management also from the National University of Singapore.

Frederic Blanc-Brude

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Director
CEO, Scientific Infra & Private Assets & Director of EDHEC Infra & Private Assets
Director ( EDHECinfra ) CEO ( Scientific Infra Pte Ltd )

Frédéric Blanc-Brude is the Director of EDHECinfra. He joined EDHEC in 2012 after 10 years of private sector experience in the infrastructure finance field, and direct involvement in more than USD6bn of transactions. His research work focuses on asset pricing applied to highly illiquid assets and the stochastic modelling of cash flows in infrastructure projects. He has published papers in economics and finance journals, recently co-authored a book on the valuation of unlisted infrastructure equity and debt investments and is a regular contributor to the press. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Alternative Investments. He holds a PhD in Finance (King's College London) and degrees from the London School of Economics, the Sorbonne, and Sciences Po Paris. He is a regular contributor to the G20 working group on long-term infrastructure investment, has advised the European Occupational Pensions and Insurance Authority on the prudential treatment of infrastructure investments and also represents EDHEC on the Advisory Board of the Global Infrastructure Facility of the World Bank.

Hans Holmen

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Member of the Board
Senior Portfolio Manager, QSuper

Jack Lee

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Deputy Head
Deputy Head of Data / Senior Analyst

Jack Lee is the Deputy Head of Data at EDHECinfra. Before joining EDHECinfra, he has several years of work experiences in audit assurance with top tier global accounting firms. His work directly related to financial analysis and projections, and audit of financial reports of many renowned corporate clients. During his early career, he was a management consultant for a global advisory firm that focuses on governance and developing best operational practice for an organisation. Jack holds a professional certificate as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) degree in Accounting from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

James Davis

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Member of the Board
CIO, OPTrust

John Faye

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Member of the Board
Senior Director, CDPQ

Laurence Monnier

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Member of the Board
Research Associate at EDHEC Infra & PA

Lim Cheng Khai

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Executive Director
Member of the Board

Mark Spindel

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Member of the Board
CIO, District of Columbia Retirement Board

Nicolas Pinaud

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Member of the Board
Deputy - Director Financial Affairs, G20 Sherpa for IWG, OECD

Noel Amenc

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Member of the Board
Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School

Paul Carrett

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Member of the Board
Brookfield AM

Paul Shantic

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Member of the Board
Director, Calstrs

Peer Groups Benchmarks

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Investor

Robert Bianchi

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Member of the Board
Professor of Finance, Griffith University

Serge Lauper

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Member of the Board
BlackRock Infrastructure Solutions

Stefano Gatti

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Member of the Board
Professor of Finance, Bocconi University

Stéphane Gallon

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Member of the Board
Chief Risk Officer, Meridiam

Tim Whittaker

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Research Director
Research Director - Head of Data

Tim Whittaker is Research Director at EDHECinfra. He was awarded his PhD in Finance from Griffith University in 2013. His research interests are infrastructure finance, public private partnerships and asset pricing. Prior to completing his PhD he worked for five years as a corporate finance analyst in Australia. In addition, Tim holds a Master of Business (Financial Management) from Queensland University of Technology and a Bachelors of Economics and Commerce from the University of Queensland. He leads our team of financial analysts. 15 years in infrastructure investment research. EDHEC-Risk, QUT & Deloitte alumnus

Timo Välilä

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Member of the Board
Professor, UCL