About

Akil Syed is a highly skilled Infrastructure & Project Finance professional with over 9 years of experience in the field. He has worked on both debt and equity sides of the industry, with his current role being a Structured & Project Finance Senior Associate at Export Development Canada (EDC). He has also worked in the Infrastructure & Natural Resources investments group at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and the Natural Resources investments group at PSP Investments. With a background in Technical Consulting, R&D, and Financial Valuation of new technologies, Akil Syed has expertise in renewable energy, natural resources, petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and diversified industrial chemicals. He has worked for companies such as Dow Chemical Company and Honeywell UOP, where he gained valuable experience in his field. At EDC, Akil is responsible for underwriting, managing, and restructuring complex international project/structured financing transactions across a variety of industries. His focus is on energy, infrastructure, and cleantech sectors. At OTPP and PSP, he evaluated new equity investment opportunities in infrastructure and natural resources sectors. Akil Syed holds an MBA in Finance from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology. His tech stack includes expertise in infrastructure. Overall, Akil Syed is a highly experienced and skilled professional in the Infrastructure & Project Finance industry with a background in Technical Consulting, R&D, and Financial Valuation.