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Drew joined Aksia in 2015 to focus on Private Credit investment research. Prior to Aksia, he was a Fellow at Impact Amplifier, an impact investment consultancy in Cape Town, South Africa. Previously, Drew worked at Hamilton Lane on the firm’s co-investment platform where he evaluated and monitored direct private equity and venture capital investments on behalf of the firm’s dedicated funds. Drew graduated from Bucknell University with a B.A. in Economics.

Dempsey Gable is the Chief Investment Officer at ARC Fiduciary, an independent alternative investment firm dedicated to the pursuit of sustainable investment management without compromising risk-adjusted returns. Dempsey spent 8 years at APG asset management where he served as Managing Director, member of the US Executive Board and Fund Manager for the $5.5 billion Opportunity Fund. Prior to his role as head of the Opportunity Fund, Mr. Gable established APG’s U.S. Energy Infrastructure team, which invested approximately $1 billion per year. Mr. Gable holds a BBA and MBA in Finance from University of Texas at Austin.

Stephen Jones is a Partner and President of Treadwell Franklin Infrastructure Capital (TFIC), and former Director of Investments at Odebrecht Construction USA Inc. TFIC acts as a developer/advisor to take full advantage of the continuing and growing demand for the repair, maintenance, and modernization of critical infrastructure in the U.S. Stephen's demonstrated track record in infrastructure and development project finance and investment spans 5 continents in 22 years with major financial institutions. His clients have included the top engineering, construction, concession, development, utility and institutional investors in the world.

Karine Khatcherian co-leads NewWorld Capital Group’s investments in Environmental Opportunities. Prior to that, Karine was the Founder and Managing Director of Enervest Capital, LLC, a firm providing contracted “in-house” services to management companies, developers, lenders, governmental institutions, and investors on all strategic and transactional aspects of energy and infrastructure companies and projects. MKarine started her career at ABB Equity Ventures—first as a Senior Financial Analyst and later as Director of Project Development—where she led development and acquisition of infrastructure projects ad companies in the U.S. and offshore. Karine Khatcherian graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Génie Industriel (Grenoble, France), with a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, and holds an advanced master’s degree (Diplôme D’Etudes Approfondies) in Financial Management from the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (Grenoble, France).

Victoria works for the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Wealth & Investment Management Division, where she conducts due diligence on private equity and infrastructure investment managers. Prior to that, Victoria spent six years at Pension Consulting Alliance, a financial consulting firm that has over $1 trillion assets under management. There she assisted multiple U.S. pension clients in private markets manager research and due diligence. Victoria graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a B.A. In Economics and Mathematics. She is a CAIA charterholder and is a member of the CAIA NYC Chapter Event Planning Committee.