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
Education
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsCompany Directors Course
- UCLChemistry with Management1998 — 2001
- CFA InstituteInvestment Management Certificate
- Future DirectorsMake Me a Board Director Program
Skills & more
Leveraged Finance21Syndications9Credit Analysis14Financial Modeling7Relationship Management10Structured Finance16Credit Risk10Mergers & Acquisitions14Banking23Debt2Financial Risk3Loans7
+7 more
Corporate FinanceFinanceCommercial BankingCreditProject FinanceAsset ManagementOperational Risk Management- Certificate in ESG Investing — CFA Institute
From Rebecca's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors106
Tim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at ArtesianRachel YangPartner at Giant LeapGeorgia BarkellDirector at Sprint Ventures
+ 100 more
Also attended UCL253
André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi
+ 247 more
Also attended Future Directors2
Shared employers
Also worked at Synergis Fund3
Also worked at GE Capital118
Trevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthIan ChiangPartner at Flare Capital PartnersSteve SmootManaging Partner at Lavrock VenturesBrian CoburnPrincipal at Eos Venture Partners Limited
+ 112 more
Also worked at Lloyds Banking Group55
Damian ZapłataInvestor at Inovo VCAriel RahamimPrincipal at Concept VenturesNigel YoungChief Technology Officer at CaladanTolu AkinboboyeAssociate, Investor Relations at Helios Digital VenturesAndy BonsallPartner at Counteract OneDavid HoughtonPrincipal at Houghton Street Ventures
+ 49 more
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





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