Department Lead
Investment & Venture Development · Strategy · Execution
An investor perspective informed by experience across environmental commodities, natural capital and climate technology.
01 / PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Kristof is a Chartered Financial Analyst with more than twenty years’ experience investing in pharma, forestry, farming and water rights.
His professional background combines corporate finance, discretionary trading, environmental commodities and the development of investment strategies focused on natural resources and sustainability.
02 / PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
03 / CAREER
Experience across corporate finance, investment management and natural-resource investment strategies.
Corporate Finance Analyst
Discretionary Trader · Agriculture soft commodities and carbon markets
Partner · Water resource and agriculture-focused investment strategies
Partner · Investment management and sustainability strategy
04 / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Goldman Sachs · Griffin Capital Management
Kristof started his career at Goldman Sachs as a corporate finance analyst, before joining Griffin Capital Management as a discretionary trader, focusing on agriculture soft commodities and carbon markets.
Thames River Capital
He set up and built out the water resource and agriculture-focused investment strategies division for Thames River Capital, where he was a Partner.
Liontrust Asset Management
He was a Partner at Liontrust Asset Management, where he also developed a sustainability overlay for the investment strategies he managed.
