Christopher Leslie

Global Head of Sustainability, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Asset

As Global Head of Sustainability, Chris oversees sustainability strategy and responsible investment for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), including sustainable investment performance and reporting. Chris also serves on the Investment Committees of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) and Macquarie GIG Renewable Energy Fund 2.

Chris joined Macquarie Group in 1992 and served as Chief Executive Officer of MIP from 2005 to 2016. In this role, he managed MIRA’s private North American infrastructure platform and was integral to raising and investing approximately US$9 billion in North American infrastructure.

One of his greatest accomplishment while his tenure as CEO of MIP was that he led a number of landmark transactions for the MIP funds including the US$7.9 billion take-private of Puget Energy(2009), the US$4.7 billion take-private of Cleco Corporation(2016) and the US$4.8 billion sale of Global Tower Partners(2014).