Lance crist (ba '87)

Mr.  Crist  has  30+  years  of  experience  in  financial  services,  across  a  range  of  project  finance, private equity and mezzanine investing, including 18 years in the global energy business.  He is the Global Head of Equity for Infrastructure at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group.  In this role, he leads IFC’s strategy and execution for equity and mezzanine investing across the energy, transport, water, telecoms and mining sectors.  Lance chairs IFC’s investment committee responsible for execution and asset management for its $3 billion equity and mezzanine business in these sectors, which includes over 100 investees in 30+ countries,  ranging  from  early  stage  start-ups  to  private  equity-backed  platforms  and  listed companies.  In addition to working directly with management teams and shareholder partners, he has oversight for selection of IFC’s nominee directors on investee boards, and negotiation of investment exits.

 

Lance holds a Masters in Business Administration from The Wharton School, and a Bachelor of Arts  in  Government  from  Cornell  University.  He  also  completed  the  Executive  Development Program at Harvard Business School and board governance programs at IMD and the UK Institute of Directors