Actis
Simon Harford is a seasoned professional in the energy sector, currently serving as a Senior Adviser at Actis since 2006, where responsibilities include energy sector investing, base-load renewables, gas, and off-grid models. Prior to this role, Simon held the position of Chief Executive Officer at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet from January 2022 to January 2024 and served as Chair of the Investment Committee at Novastar Ventures focusing on scalable social enterprises from December 2019 to December 2022. Earlier experience includes senior advisory roles at the Larry Ellison Foundation and Virgin, as well as executive management positions at British Airways and consulting at The Boston Consulting Group. Simon holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Oxford.
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Actis
Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They deliver consistent, competitive returns, responsibly, through insights gained from trusted relationships, local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004, they have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets, set within a culture of activeownership. They have raised US$14bn since inception and employ over 200 people, including a team of c.120 investment professionals, working across 16 offices globally. Their investors’ capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world, employing over 116,500 people. Actis is a global platform offering a multi-asset strategy through the asset classes of private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate. Their depth of experience, global insight and local understanding make them the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments. They invest with an exclusive focus on intra-growth market investing (their 'south-south' approach): sharing knowledge and experience across regions and businesses to help deliver consistent, competitive returns responsibly.