Chris is the Head of Business Development and the interim co-CEO at Gridworks Development Partners.  Gridworks develops projects and invests in electricity transmission, distribution and distributed renewable energy businesses in Africa.  Chris has extensive international project development and M&A experience which spans Africa, Asia and Europe.  Chris began his career as a private practice lawyer advising a wide range of institutional investors before joining Gridworks’ parent company, British International Investment, in 2014. 

Chris has been responsible for project development and investment activities at Gridworks since it was founded, and sits on the Board of several of Gridworks’ portfolio companies including Amari Power Transmission, Sustainable Power Solutions and Anzana Electric.  He is a regular contributor to publications and panel discussions on the African Infrastructure sector, and co-authored Understanding Transmission Financing, a publication funded by the US Government’s Commercial Law Development Program.