Company Directory
Jason Costa
- Vice President, Credit
- Investment Team
- Washington D.C.
Jason is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Jason was a Private Equity Associate at Astra Capital in which he assisted the firm in investing in businesses in the technology, digital infrastructure, SaaS, and telecommunications sectors. Prior to Astra, he worked at The Chertoff Group as a Senior Analyst executing sell-side M&A transactions in defense and government services and at Wells Fargo as a public finance investment banking analyst.
Jason received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Furman University.
Brian Crago
- Principal, Head of Technology Infrastructure
- Business Operations & Strategy
- New York
Brian is a Principal in Information Technology with Stonepeak and is Head of Technology Infrastructure. Before joining Stonepeak, Brian was an Information Security Engineer at Edge Technology Group, a Managed Service Provider providing Information Technology Services and Cybersecurity guidance to investment firms. Prior to that, Brian was Director of Information Technology at Buckingham Research Group and Buckingham Capital Management.
Brian received a Bachelor of Arts in Information Technology and Informatics from Rutgers University and a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Information and Communication Systems from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in Manhattan. He also holds CISSP and CISA Certifications.
Alex Dahan
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- New York
Alex is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Alex was a Senior Analyst in the Investment Banking division at Evercore, where he worked on M&A and strategic transactions across the telecommunications sector.
Alex received a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Business and Hotel Administration from Cornell University, with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Real Estate.
Tom Danielsen
- Managing Director
- Investor Relations
- Houston
Tom is a Managing Director with Stonepeak. Prior to Stonepeak, Tom held senior investor relations roles at Power Sustainable and Macquarie, and he began his career as a consultant with Willis Towers Watson.
Tom is an actuary and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Manuvir Das
- Operating Partner
- Senior Advisors & Operating Partners
Manuvir is an Operating Partner with Stonepeak and supports our efforts in the digital infrastructure sector. Manuvir previously served as VP, Enterprise Computing at Nvidia where he reported to Jensen Huang, leading teams working to democratize AI by bringing full-stack accelerated computing to every enterprise customer. He has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining NVIDIA in 2019, he held a range of senior roles at Dell and Microsoft, where he helped to create the Azure cloud computing platform, and was an affiliate professor at the University of Washington.
Manuvir received a Bachelor of Technology in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kally DeAngelo
- Managing Director, Head of Human Resources
- Business Operations & Strategy
- New York
Kally is a Managing Director with Stonepeak and is Head of Human Resources. Before joining Stonepeak, Kally worked at Apollo as the Human Capital Business Partner for the global credit business. Prior to Apollo, she worked at Bank of America, AIG, and HSBC in a variety of strategic and client-focused roles in human resources and consumer banking.
Kally received a Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch College.
Michael DeFrank
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- New York
Michael is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Michael worked at Houlihan Lokey within the Healthcare M&A investment banking group.
Michael received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a specialization in alternative asset management and a minor in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.
Aditya Dhar
- Operating Partner
- Senior Advisors & Operating Partners
Aditya is an Operating Partner with Stonepeak, supporting the firm’s energy transition efforts across Asia. He previously served as Investment Director at Climate Fund Managers (CFM), a climate change mitigation and adaptation focused asset manager, where he was responsible for sourcing and managing investments in energy transition, water and waste-related infrastructure across Southeast Asia. Prior to CFM, Aditya was a Director at Nexif Energy, an energy transition platform, leading investment, development and management of renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia and Australia. He also served as an Investment Officer at the Infrastructure Finance Corporation, structuring innovative infrastructure projects for government partners across South Asia, Africa and South America. He began his career at Infrastructure Development Finance Company, working on large project finance transactions across power, steel and other infrastructure sectors in India.
Aditya received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Indian School of Business and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University.
Lukas Diesler
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- London
Lukas is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Lukas was an Associate Partner at Bain & Company’s Private Equity practice, where he specialized in commercial due diligence and advised private equity clients and their portfolio companies on value creation strategies.
Lukas received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany, and completed part of his studies at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Michael Dorrell
- Chairman
CEO & Co-Founder - Investment Team
- New York
Michael is the Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Stonepeak and is a member of the Stonepeak Executive Committee. He has been deeply involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 2011. Today, Michael directs Stonepeak’s strategy and investment decisions, and oversees the firm’s continued expansion into new regions and product areas.
Michael has more than twenty years of experience investing in infrastructure. A longer-tenured investor in a relatively young and still maturing asset class, Michael has been a leader in infrastructure investing, successfully deploying capital across the entire landscape through economic cycles.
Prior to forming Stonepeak, Michael was a Senior Managing Director in Private Equity and Co-Head of the Infrastructure Investment group at Blackstone. Before Blackstone, Michael worked for over a decade at Macquarie, where he started his career, first in Australia and later in New York where he took on roles of increasing responsibility within the firm and ultimately held the title of Senior Managing Director.
Michael received a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce, both from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Kate Dorsey
- Managing Director
- Investment Team
- New York
Kate is a Managing Director with Stonepeak in the Capital Markets group. Before joining Stonepeak, Kate was a Director at MUFG, where she focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to MUFG, she worked in the project finance group at BNP Paribas.
Kate received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University.
Katherine DuRie
- Director, Finance
- Business Operations & Strategy
- New York
Katherine is a Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Katherine held management company accounting roles at Sound Point Capital Management and King Street Capital Management. Prior to that, she worked for the Alternative Research and Data Services group at S.A.C Capital Advisors.
Katherine holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.
Xavier Eales
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- New York
Xavier is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Xavier was a Vice President in the TMT group at JP Morgan in New York. Prior to that, he was as a Principal in the technology and financial services group at Barrenjoey in Sydney. He began his career in the financial institutions group at JP Morgan in Sydney.
Xavier received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.
Matthew Edelstein
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- New York
Matthew is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Matthew was a member of the Global Industrials and Natural Resources Groups at Morgan Stanley, where he worked on M&A and financing transactions across a variety of sectors, including chemicals, building products, metals & mining, industrial automation, and other diversified industrials.
Matthew received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Classics from Princeton University.
Zach Ennis
- Managing Director
- Investment Team
- Singapore
Zach is a Managing Director with Stonepeak. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Zach was a member of the Energy group at Evercore, where he focused primarily on the midstream sector.
Zach received a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in Finance and Energy Policy from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ellen Erpenbeck
- Vice President
- Investor Relations
- New York
Ellen is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Ellen was an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs, where she sat on the Equity Private Placements team and advised clients on private financing solutions and aided in raising pre-IPO capital.
Ellen holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with a double major in Economics from Northwestern University.
Serena Eum
- Vice President, Legal
- Business Operations & Strategy
- Hong Kong
Serena is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Serena was an Associate in the Energy, Transactions and Projects group at Vinson & Elkins RLLP. Prior to Vinson & Elkins, Serena was an Associate in the Energy, Infrastructure and Projects group at DLA Piper UK LLP.
Serena received a Bachelor of Laws from University College London.
Michael Evry
- Managing Director, Legal
- Business Operations & Strategy
- New York
Michael is a Managing Director in Legal with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Michael was a Vice President in the Legal Transactions group at BlackRock, Inc. Prior to BlackRock, Michael was a Senior Associate in the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Finance group at Milbank LLP in New York and an Associate at Allen & Overy LLP in Sydney.
Michael received a Master of Laws from University of Sydney and a Master of Arts in International Relations from University of Wollongong.
Jose Luis Ezcurra
- Principal
- Investor Relations
- New York
Jose Luis is a Principal with Stonepeak. Prior to Stonepeak, Jose Luis held senior roles at Vontobel, Harcourt Investment Consulting, UBS, and Nomura.
Jose Luis received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Jesse Fan
- Managing Director
- Investment Team
- New York
Jesse is a Managing Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Jesse was a Senior Analyst/Vice President at Standard Investments (formerly 40 North Management) where he focused on take privates and minority investments in public and private companies. Prior to Standard Investments, Jesse worked at Apax Partners in the Technology Private Equity Group and at Blackstone in the Restructuring & Reorganization Group.
Jesse received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from New York University Stern School of Business.
Sutton Fanlo
- Principal, Credit
- Investment Team
- New York
Sutton is a Principal with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Sutton was an Associate in the Energy group at Oak Hill Advisors, a New York based alternative asset manager focused on high yield and distressed credit investments.
Sutton received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Natasha Farquharson
- Managing Director
- Investor Relations
- New York
Natasha is a Managing Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Natasha was a Director at Warburg Pincus where she focused on fundraising and investor relations for the U.S. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Natasha worked at Campbell Lutyens, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, Mercury Capital Advisors, and Merrill Lynch in various fundraising and investor relations roles.
Natasha received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the State University of New York at Albany.
Christopher Farrell
- Principal
- Investor Relations
- London
Chris is a Principal with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Chris was Director of Wealth Distribution at Wellington Management Company. Prior to Wellington, he worked at Cerulli Associates and Fidelity Investments in various sales and wealth distribution roles.
Chris received a Bachelor of Finance from The Catholic University of America, and is a CFA charterholder.
Michael Favrot
- Vice President
- Investment Team
- Houston
Michael is a Vice President with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Michael was an Analyst at Barclays in the Global Natural Resources group, where he worked on M&A and capital markets transactions across the energy sector.
Michael received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.