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Thor Johnsen

Managing Partner
Thor Johnsen

Founding Partner, DGP18+ years’ experience as an infrastructure investor, with 10 years specializing in digital infrastructure.Portfolio Manager, DGI9Portfolio Manager, AVLPortfolio Manager, ArcapitaEx-senior investment banker at BAML and Credit SuisseFormer Lieutenant Commander, US Naval ReservesJ.D. Georgetown Law, MBA Georgetown, BA Northwestern

Andre Karihaloo

Partner, Head of Origination
Andre Karihaloo

Founding Partner, DGP15+ years’ experience in investment management, 6+ years specializing in digital infrastructurePortfolio Manager, DGI9Board Member, Verne Global, Ficolo, Volta Data CentresAdvised UK Government on renewable and regenerative infrastructureEx HSBC Asset ManagementMSc Finance and Economics, London School of Economics

Marco Vetrone

CFO & COO
Marco Vetrone

CFO & COO, DGP20+ years’ experience in investment management+13 years at CPP Investments, Managing Director, Regional COO, Head of Investment Partnerships EMEA, Chief of Staff Head of InternationalManagerial positions in Valuations, Funding and Liquidity Management, Operational Due DiligenceMBA, London Business School, CFA, CPA/CA (Canada)

Laura Fernandez

Head of Sustainable Connectivity & ESG
Laura Fernandez

Executive Director, Asset Management, Head of Sustainability, DGPCFO, Ontix20+ years’ experience in telecommunications, finance, and strategyNED, Cornerstone, Advisory Board Next Generation NED NetworkSloane Masters in Leadership and Strategy, London Business School; Executive Leadership Development Programme, Stanford Graduate School of Business; MBA, IE Business School; Electronic Engineering Telecoms Degree, ITBA

Charlotte Johnsen

General Counsel
Charlotte Johnsen

General Counsel, DGP15+ years’ experience in Corporate and M&A LawEx Linklaters Corporate Lawyer, Financial Regulatory team, FICC Market Standards BoardCorporate governance expertise, part of core team that established the Plato PartnershipBA in History from University College London (2:1); Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School (commendation); Distinction in the Legal Practice Course from BPP Law School

Jack McWhinnie

Vice President
Jack McWhinnie

Vice President, DGP5+ years experience specializing in digital infrastructureEx DGI9, Digital Alpha, Hanover InvestorsBoard Observer, UKCloudFirst Class Honours in Management with Finance, Warwick University

Alex Norton

Associate
Alex Norton

Associate, DGP5+ years experience in corporate finance and investment banking2+ years in digital infrastructure M&AEx Torch Partners, Qbera CapitalBSc in Economics and Finance from Queen Mary, University of London

Elaine Bucknor

Operating Partner
Elaine Bucknor

Operating Partner, DGP25+ years’ experience in technologyFormer Chief Information Security Officer, SkyExpertise in cybersecurity, governance, risk, complianceSponsor of Sky’s ‘Women in Leadership’ groupNED Darktrace, Smoove plc, Notting Hill Genesis Group

Tami Erwin

Operating Partner
Tami Erwin

Operating Partner, DGP35+ years experience, veteran Fortune 500 CEO, expert on digital transformation and growthFormer EVP and CEO, Verizon Business, overseeing 26,000+ employees in 60 countriesFormer EVP and COO, VerizonExecutive sponsor Verizon’s Veterans ERGBoard of Directors, John Deere; York Space Systems; Advisory Council Aptiv; Senior Fellow Mission Possible Partnership

Susanna Kass

Operating Partner
Susanna Kass

Operating Partner, DGPExpert in sustainability, cloud, AI data centresFormer COO, eBay InternationalLed initiatives with hyper-scalers for over 3.8 GW of clean energy procurementTop 10 Sustainability Leaders in the World of Data Centres, Top 10 Women in Data CentresLifetime Achievement Data Centre Award and Climate Change leaders awards by Inc.

Neil McRae

Operating Partner
Neil McRae

Operating Partner, DGP30+ years’ experience in digital infrastructure, networking, cloud, systems, security and technology.Chief Network Strategist, Juniper NetworksFormer Chief Architect, BT; one of two ‘Distinguished Engineers’ in BTTechnology Advisor, Trana Wireless; Former Advisor LumenisityIn 2022, received the ITP’s outstanding contribution to the telecommunications industry award.

Kevin O’Hara

Operating Partner
Kevin O’Hara

Operating Partner, DGP35+ years’ experience in digital infrastructure, telecommunications, network engineering, fibre, wirelessFounder and Executive Chairman, CongruexFounder and Managing Partner, CUE MarketplaceCo-founder Level 3 Communications (Fortune 500 Company), served as President and COOFormer Chairman at Elemental Technologies, former President and CEO of Integra Telecom, former President and CEO Global Network Services, former Board member RigNet

Thor Johnsen

Thor Johnsen

Thor is a founding partner of Digital Gravity Partners and leads all investment committee activity. Thor has over 18 years’ experience in infrastructure investment and has led two prominent European infrastructure portfolios. Although starting his career as a generalist infrastructure investor, over the last decade he has focused entirely on digital infrastructure. Thor’s expertise lies in building growth digital infrastructure platforms, partnerships and joint ventures.Thor’s investment career began at Arcapita Limited (“Arcapita”) in 2006, where he ultimately led Arcapita’s European and Middle East infrastructure investment business. Arcapita pursued and invested in a wide range of infrastructure assets, including digital infrastructure, renewable energy, transportation and utilities.Between 2015 and 2020, working on behalf of Aqua Ventures Limited (“AVL”, a HNWI private investment vehicle), Thor invested in and managed digital infrastructure investments. As part of a broader partnership agreement between AVL and a manager of listed investment trusts, the Triple Point Group, a new listed digital infrastructure vehicle was formed, called Digital 9 Infrastructure (“DGI9”). Thor acted as fund manager of DGI9 and built it to a FTSE 250 business. Until the Autumn of 2022, Thor was responsible for making investment decisions in respect of DGI9 and led the development and implementation of DGI9’s investment strategy and asset management.Thor has also held senior investment banking roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch focused on Infrastructure and Energy Technology M&A, working across the New York and London office leading a focus on sustainability and renewables which helped define Digital Gravity’s portfolio sustainability strategy. Thor began his career at Credit Suisse working in power and utilities M&A.Thor was in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Naval reserves (inactive). He holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law, an MBA from Georgetown (with a semester at University of Melbourne) and a BA in Economics from Northwestern (with honours). While at Northwestern, Thor spent a semester in Beijing at Peking University where he studied Chinese. Thor serves on the charitable board of the Naval Reserve Office Training Corps Scholarship fund.

"Great things  in  business  are never

achieved  alone. We have recruited

world class  talent aimed  at

building  and growing a leading

portfolio of sustainable

digital infrastructure"

- Thorsten Johnsen, Managing Partner