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Rebecca Thomas

Investor

Investment 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

  1. Federation Asset ManagementInvestment Director and Head of Responsible Investmentcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. Nightingale HousingNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. YWCA AustraliaNon Executive Board Member2020 — 2026Australia
  4. YWCA HousingNon Executive Board Member2019 — 2026Australia
  5. Social Ventures AustraliaSenior Advisor2024 — 2026Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  6. Social Ventures AustraliaExecutive Director - Impact Investing2020 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  7. Social Ventures AustraliaDirector - Impact Investing2018 — 2020
  8. Social Ventures AustraliaAssociate Director - Impact Investing2016 — 2018Sydney, Australia
  9. Synergis FundNon Executive Director and Investment Committee Member2021 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  10. Synergis FundDirector2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
  11. ColtbridgeDirector2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  12. Sentient Impact GroupHead of Lending2023 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  13. GE CapitalAssociate Director, Leveraged & Sponsor Finance, Loan Markets2014 — 2015Sydney, Australia
  14. BOS International (Australia)Associate Director, Loan Markets2012 — 2013Sydney
  15. Lloyds Banking GroupAssociate Director, Acquisition Finance2006 — 2011London, Melbourne and Sydney
  16. Scotia CapitalAssociate - Acquistion and Leveraged Finance2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Australian Institute of Company DirectorsCompany Directors Course
  2. UCLChemistry with Management1998 — 2001
  3. CFA InstituteInvestment Management Certificate
  4. Future DirectorsMake Me a Board Director Program

Skills & more

Leveraged Finance21Syndications9Credit Analysis14Financial Modeling7Relationship Management10Structured Finance16Credit Risk10Mergers & Acquisitions14Banking23Debt2Financial Risk3Loans7
+7 moreCorporate FinanceFinanceCommercial BankingCreditProject FinanceAsset ManagementOperational Risk Management
  • Certificate in ESG InvestingCFA Institute

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Colleagues at Federation