Our people

Emad is Partner and serves as General Counsel at 17Capital. Emad is on the Investment Committee and leads the legal execution of investments across the firm. Emad is also the partner responsible for infrastructure across 17Capital, covering legal, compliance, finance, ESG, technology and HR.

Fokke is Partner at 17Capital. Fokke is a member of 17Capital’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. He has sourced, structured, and executed numerous management company financings and NAV loans. Fokke has nearly 20 years’ experience in the private equity industry having joined 17Capital in 2012. Prior to 17Capital he was at Lehman Brothers’ European Mezzanine business. Fokke holds a master’s in international management from ESCP Europe.

Natalie joined 17Capital in 2024.

Fu joined 17Capital in us from InfraRed Capital Partners where he was Financial Controller for 4 years. Prior to that Fu was with GMT Communications Partners and spent 7 years at Augentius UK (now part of IQ-EQ). Fu has an MSc in Professional Accountancy and is ACCA qualified.

Gabriela joined 17Capital in 2022 from Ancala Partners where she has been the Compliance Manager since 2020. Previously, she held Compliance roles at both River and Mercantile Investments and Cordium Consulting and started her career at Proxion Energy Group.

Gemma joined 17Capital in 2025 and has over 14 years’ experience in Finance roles, most recently at Arrow Global where she supported monthly NAV production, investment accounting records and audit. Gemma also has gained experience at Investindustrial, The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited, KPMG and Kiwibank.

George joined 17Capital in 2017 and studied at Newcastle University.

Haley joined 17Capital in 23. Haley was previously at from Hamilton Lane, where she was a Consultant Relations Analyst on their Client Solutions team. Haley received a degree in Business Management from Villanova University.

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Irina joined 17Capital in 2025 from CBRE Investment Management. Prior to this, she worked at EY as a Manager within the Wealth and Asset Management  department. Irina has a Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Accounting from Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College/City University of  New York. She has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New  York from 2012.

Isabelle joined 17Capital in 2021 from MUFG where she worked in the Cash and Liquidity Management team. Isabelle has a BA in Italian and Spanish from Cardiff University.

Jack joined 17Capital in 2022 from Macfarlanes where he was a solicitor in the Investment Management Group. Jack qualified as a solicitor in 2007, working in the Corporate/M&A Team at Latham & Watkins.

James joined 17Capital in 2024 from Mizuho Bank where he spent nearly 10 years in their leveraged finance origination team. Before Mizuho, James worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland and has a Business Management degree from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Javed joined 17Capital in 2023. Prior to joining 17Capital his recent experience includes Client Services Fund Accounting with IQ-EQ and Audit and Accounting roles with Azets (formally Wilkins Kennedy), Charterhouse Accountants and Sterling Associates.

Jennifer joined 17Capital in 2023 and has been working in asset management since 2012. Prior to joining 17Capital, Jennifer worked at Clearlake Capital, Cambridge Associates, Wilshire Associates and Ernst & Young. Jennifer studied at the University of California, San Diego and holds a B.A. in International Studies, Economics and a minor in Accounting.

Jen joined 17Capital in 2023 from PwC, where she was an International Tax Director in the Global Structuring-Financial Services team. She studied at Marquette University and the University of Missouri School of Law.

Jenny joined 17Capital in 2022. Jenny previously worked at ICG where she held the role of Senior Group Reporting Accountant. Prior to that Jenny was with Jupiter Asset Management for almost 6 years and her most recent role was Financial and Regulatory Reporting Manager.

Jessica joined 17Capital in 2024. Jessica previously worked at Goldman Sachs.

Jonathan joined 17Capital in 2023 as Director, Consultant Relations EMEA from Schroders Investment Management where he was Consultant Relations Director, Private Assets. Jonathan has a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Durham.