Phil is the Natural Capital Lead for the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), leading the group’s approach to financing nature-based transactions across equity, debt, grants and guarantees. PIDG is a multi-government backed blended finance vehicle that specialises in investing in infrastructure in low-income countries.

Phil originally joined PIDG in 2016 with GuarantCo, the group’s guarantee-arm, and was part of the Senior Leadership Team that drove the growth of the portfolio to over USD 1bn in size. Phil led transactions across African and Asian markets with additional responsibilities for GuarantCo’s business in Pakistan, sitting on the board of local currency guarantor InfraZamin. Building on Phil’s background and special interest in climate finance, he moved up to the group level of PIDG in April 2024 to develop the nature investment strategy.

Prior to joining GuarantCo, Phil worked for the Green Investment Bank where he was part of the founding team for the UK Climate Investments fund which invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in East Africa, South Africa and India. He started his banking career with DNB Bank where he specialised in power and renewable energy transactions. Phil holds a MSc in Development Economics from Oxford University.