About
Stephen Panizza is a founding Partner of Federation. He previously served as Chief Investment Risk Officer at Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation, and before that was a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, where he led the Principal Investment division in Asia. He has over thirty years in financial services, including fifteen years in Asia, and holds a Bachelor of Economics and an MBA from the University of Western Australia.
Invests in
CleantechEnergy
Experience
- Federation Asset ManagementCo Founding Partner, Head of Sustainable Infrastructurecurrent2018 β presentSydney, Australia
- WindlabChairpersoncurrent2020 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Ascera EnergyChairpersoncurrent2025 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Verdant EnergyNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 β presentSingapore, Singapore
- Riverina Battery Energy Storage SystemsChairpersoncurrent2022 β presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Clean Energy Finance CorporationChief Investment Risk Officer2016 β 2018Greater Sydney Area
- Macquarie Group LimitedExecutive Director2006 β 2016
- Macquarie Group LimitedExecutive Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Asia2006 β 2016Singapore
- ABN AMROExecutive Director1994 β 2006
Education
- The University of Western AustraliaMBA, Business Administration1990 β 1992
- The University of Western AustraliaBEc, Economics1982 β 1985
Same school
Also attended The University of Western Australia54
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsShane ChessonFounding Partner at Openspace VenturesMyers DupuyFounder, Scratch Advisors at Tribes VenturesDan CoughlanPrincipal at AirTree VenturesTamryn BarkerSector Director, Mining & Nature at Founders FactoryDondi HanantoInvestment Partner, Southeast Asia at Circulate Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Windlab2
Also worked at Verdant Energy1
Also worked at Clean Energy Finance Corporation8
David JonesSpecial Advisor at Alium CapitalJasmin JenkinsHead of Investor Relations at Blackbird FoundryBen GustManaging Partner at Virescent VenturesKristin VaughanManaging Partner at Virescent VenturesBlair PritchardPartner at Virescent VenturesJohn CliffordNon-Executive Chair at Virescent Ventures
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Also worked at Macquarie Group Limited141
Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersMichael DavisAssociate at Questa CapitalDaphne ZhaoDirector - APAC at Type One VenturesBryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures
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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




























