Charles Lilford

Mr. Charles D.
Lilford is a Director & Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. He is a member of the Thematics and Sectors team within BlackRock's Fundamental Equity division.
Mr. Lilford is a named co-manager of the team's sustainability portfolios (e.g.
BGF Sustainable Energy) and thematics portfolios (e.g.
BGF Future of Transport).
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2016, Mr. Lilford was an investment manager responsible for sustainable investments in the Energy and Industrial sectors and portfolio management for a private family office investment holding.
He was responsible for building out the Energy and Clean Energy direct investment holdings of the industrial group, including 1,200 MW of energy generation infrastructure (including the Lyrestad Google Vestas wind project).
He previously worked at Piper Jaffray (Corporate Finance) and Dresdner Kleinwort (Corporate Finance).
Mr. Lilford commenced his career working in global project finance focused on Clean Energy, Resources and Infrastructure.
He earned a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town in 2003.
He also has qualifications from INSEAD and Stanford University.