Rebecca Thomas
InvestorInvestment Director & Head of Responsible Investment at Federation
Greater Sydney Area
About
Rebecca Thomas is Head of Responsible Investment at Federation, where she leads the integration of ESG considerations into the firm's investment strategies. She previously led the Impact Investing team at Social Ventures Australia and held roles in debt capital markets, debt advisory, and investment management at Barclays Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, and GE Capital across Europe and Australia. She holds a BSc (Honours) in Chemistry and Management Studies from University College London and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Federation Asset ManagementInvestment Director and Head of Responsible Investmentcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Nightingale HousingNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
- YWCA AustraliaNon Executive Board Member2020 — 2026Australia
- YWCA HousingNon Executive Board Member2019 — 2026Australia
- Social Ventures AustraliaSenior Advisor2024 — 2026Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Social Ventures AustraliaExecutive Director - Impact Investing2020 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Social Ventures AustraliaDirector - Impact Investing2018 — 2020
- Social Ventures AustraliaAssociate Director - Impact Investing2016 — 2018Sydney, Australia
- Synergis FundNon Executive Director and Investment Committee Member2021 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Synergis FundDirector2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
- ColtbridgeDirector2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sentient Impact GroupHead of Lending2023 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- GE CapitalAssociate Director, Leveraged & Sponsor Finance, Loan Markets2014 — 2015Sydney, Australia
- BOS International (Australia)Associate Director, Loan Markets2012 — 2013Sydney
- Lloyds Banking GroupAssociate Director, Acquisition Finance2006 — 2011London, Melbourne and Sydney
- Scotia CapitalAssociate - Acquistion and Leveraged Finance2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Leveraged Finance21Syndications9Credit Analysis14Financial Modeling7Relationship Management10Structured Finance16Credit Risk10Mergers & Acquisitions14Banking23Debt2Financial Risk3Loans7
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Corporate FinanceFinanceCommercial BankingCreditProject FinanceAsset ManagementOperational Risk Management- Certificate in ESG Investing — CFA Institute
From Rebecca's professional profile.
Colleagues at Federation
Andrew Huynh
Associate Director at Federation
Ashley Trbojevic
Investment Director at Federation
Ben Murray
Investment Director at Federation
Cameron Brownjohn OAM
Chief Executive Officer at Federation
Charles Davis
Investment Director at Federation
Christina Catanzariti
Head of Operations and People at Federation
Cynthia Makokha
Senior Accountant at Federation
Federica Delvecchio
Internal Auditor at Federation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rebecca Thomas?
- Rebecca Thomas is Head of Responsible Investment at Federation, where she leads the integration of ESG considerations into the firm's investment strategies. She previously led the Impact Investing team at Social Ventures Australia and held roles in debt capital markets, debt advisory, and investment management at Barclays Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, and GE Capital across Europe and Australia. She holds a BSc (Honours) in Chemistry and Management Studies from University College London and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
- Where does Rebecca Thomas work?
- Rebecca Thomas is Investment Director & Head of Responsible Investment at Federation.
- What does Rebecca Thomas invest in?
- Rebecca Thomas invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Rebecca Thomas go to school?
- Rebecca Thomas studied at Australian Institute of Company Directors (Company Directors Course); UCL (Chemistry with Management); CFA Institute (Investment Management Certificate).
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