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Christophe Defert

Critic · DISC type C
Head of Climate Transition Partners at Bridges Fund Management
📍 United Kingdom

Christophe Defert is the Partner and Head of Climate Transition Partners at Bridges Fund Management, leading a team focused on growth-stage climate technology investments. His career spans investment banking at Merrill Lynch, private equity at TowerBrook, and leading corporate ventures at Centrica and HSBC. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a degree from LSE.

Having lived and worked in both Europe and the US, Christophe has a transatlantic perspective on innovation and finance. He serves on the Executive Advisory Board for the Wharton Environment and Climate Action Network and is a frequent speaker at industry events. He is married with three children.

Interesting fact: Christophe and his entire climate investment team were "spun in" from HSBC to Bridges Fund Management, a unique move to a more specialized impact platform.

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Current Role
Head of Climate Transition Partners
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Christophe shows up

Negotiator
Information Seeker
Critic

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Christophe cares about

Climate Tech Deployment
Believes the biggest opportunity is using AI, data, and software to deploy and scale proven climate technologies, moving from invention to implementation.
Impact Investing
Leads a dedicated climate impact team and speaks at global summits on driving financial returns alongside measurable environmental change.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Head of Climate Transition Partners
Bridges Fund Management
6-2023
Board Observer
ACCURE Battery Intelligence
2-2023
Board Member and Chairman
Chargetrip
5-2021 - 3-2026
Head of Climate Growth Partners
HSBC
11-2017 - 12-2020
Board Observer
Mainspring Energy
In the press

Media appearances

Speaker Profile – Christophe Defert (Bridges Fund Management) at SuperReturn Energy Transition. Featured in SuperReturn Energy Transition (InforMa Connect)
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Christophe Defert – Bridges Fund Management | SuperReturn Europe Speaker. Featured in SuperReturn Europe (Informaconnect)
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Education
2008 - 2010
MBA
The Wharton School
2002 - 2003
Diploma
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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