Experience

Sentient Impact Group

• Australia
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Clean Energy, Head of Investor Relations

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Associate Director & Senior Development Manager - Clean Energy Solutions

  • Nov 2021 - Feb 2023



Impact Investment Group

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Manager, Renewable Infrastructure

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

• Development Manager, Renewable Infrastructure

  • May 2016 - Sep 2020

  Impact Investment Group (IIG) is a private investment and advisory funds management firm committed to generating commercial financial returns for its clients as well as creating a positive social and environmental return from all investments. We believe that we can leverage the power of business and investment to change the world.IIG has built its in-house renewable energy infrastructure capability and purchased several solar infrastructure assets. IIG's Solar Income Fund (SIF) was launched in 2016 and holds three Australian solar infrastructure assets - Karratha solar farm (WA), Mt Majura solar farm (ACT) and Williamsdale solar farm (ACT) - all of which are operational.Following the success of SIF, IIG launched its Solar Asset Fund (SAF) in 2018, a target $180 million fund that will contain a diversified portfolio of merchant operating Australian solar infrastructure assets. The fund initially acquired $120 million of seed assets, which have been developed by IIG: Swan Hill solar farm (VIC), Chinchilla solar farm (QLD) and Brigalow solar farm (QLD) - all of which are operational. Show less

• Board Member, IIG Catalyst Fund

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  IIG Catalyst Trust is a charitable trust established for the purpose of using the entire spectrum of returns to catalyse and generate impact, including but not limited to providing a complementary set of resources to help achieve the broader change targeted by IIG’s commercial business. The Trust considers charitable donations, strategic philanthropy and capacity building grants, and enabling and impact-driven investments.



Energetics

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Energetics is a specialist management consultancy providing energy and climate change advisory services and solutions to Australia’s ASX200 and all levels of government. We work across a wide range of sectors and have built a reputation for deep technical, commercial and regulatory insights and strategic excellence. As a Senior Manager at Energetics, my role involved the provision of energy consulting services, account management and project management. Driven by a focus on renewable energy, my interest lay particularly in the technical, regulatory, economic and social impacts of energy transition to a low carbon economy. Show less



Venetia Roberts Consulting

• Melbourne Area, Australia

• Freelance Energy & Sustainability Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2016

  Independent consultant, working across sectors as diverse as energy generation, manufacturing, water, government and SMEs, both in Australia and the UK. I developed tailored, strategic advice geared towards the integration of renewables into different portfolio types, and the mitigation of carbon emissions. With a focus on understanding the needs of each business including the drivers, processes and systems, I provided energy sustainability consulting services encompassing risk and opportunity identification, research and analysis, strategy development and implementation. I possess a technical and commercial skillset which enables me to support the installation of small-scale through to utility-scale renewable energy systems. Show less



Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015



Water Corporation

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst - Energy & Greenhouse

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2014

  6 month contract role extended to 11 months. Specific mandate to identify opportunities for renewable energy installations within the broad portfolio of Water Corporation assets and present business cases for uptake. 6 month contract role extended to 11 months. Specific mandate to identify opportunities for renewable energy installations within the broad portfolio of Water Corporation assets and present business cases for uptake.



Roka Polo

• Event Manager, founding team member

  • Jun 2009 - Feb 2011



Southern Metropolitan Regional Council

• Perth, Australia

• Green Enterprise Consultant

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2010



Partnerships for Renewables

• Commercial Associate

  • May 2008 - Mar 2009



The Carbon Trust

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Enterprise Team Analyst

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008