Richard Threlfall
Global Head of KPMG IMPACT and Infrastructure, KPMG International
Richard has over 20 years’ experience in infrastructure policy, governance, strategy and financing, advising both public and private sector clients in the U.K. and overseas.
Richard began his career as a civil servant at the U.K. Department for Transport where he held positions in the road, rail and aviation directorates. Between 1996 and 1998, he was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport and the Deputy Prime Minister. He subsequently moved to the Infrastructure Advisory team at Citigroup before joining KPMG, where he led the U.K. Infrastructure, Building and Construction sector until 2018.
In his global role, he brings together expertise from across the globe focused on the issues that go to the heart of our planet's sustainability and our quality of life: Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), economic and social development, sustainable finance, climate change and decarbonisation, and the associated measurement, reporting and assurance.