Leigh is based in London as part of the global team responsible for manager selection, with a focus on impact managers. Leigh joined Russell Investments in 2018 from a multifamily office, where he was responsible for acquisition of real estate and private equity investments into leisure businesses.
The carbon emission obligations established under the monumental Paris Agreement of 2015 have gone largely unfulfilled and are at risk of failing. Sensing the urgency to attempt to rectify the situation, countries are now racing to implement mandates for the development of renewable energy assets and the requisite grid enabling infrastructure. These mandates are generating demand for renewable energy infrastructure which, in turn, may lead to an opportunity for investors.