Dunsky Welcomes Former Canada Growth Fund CIO Stephan Rupert as Executive Advisor

Dunsky is pleased to welcome Stephan Rupert, former Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Canada Growth Fund (CGF), as an Executive Advisor. Stephan brings more than 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector and over 20 years of investment experience focused on energy, data and transportation infrastructure.  

Stephan will help bring an investor’s perspective to Dunsky’s ongoing finance-related work for pension funds, banks, infrastructure and private equity managers, utilities, governments, public investment institutions and others. He joins a group of Executive Advisors that includes former utility and clean energy executives, who work alongside Dunsky’s team of 75+ experts.

As inaugural CIO of Canada Growth Fund Investment Management, Stephan built the fund’s investment program across three asset classes: decarbonization projects, growth-stage clean technology companies, and critical minerals and low-carbon supply chains. Before joining CGF, he was Managing Director and Head of Americas, Infrastructure Investments, at PSP Investments, where he oversaw a capital investment and asset management portfolio of $14 billion. He also played a lead role in PSP’s global approach to the energy sector. Stephan has served as board chair of FirstLight Power and H2O Power and as a director of Vantage Data Centers, Cubico Sustainable Investments, AusNet and other companies.

Dunsky is the go-to energy transition advisor for utilities, system operators, governments and other market actors across Canada. Our team of over 75 clean energy professionals brings industry-leading expertise into how grid planning, market design, technology innovation and policy shape the opportunity for and value of energy transition assets.

We provide investors with independent market analysis, due diligence, growth strategy support, portfolio and decarbonization planning, technical monitoring and other services related to investment in the clean energy transition. Our engineers and strategists have deep expertise in the technologies, policies and regulations shaping the transition and have past experience working at utilities, system operators, developers and governments. These diverse vantage points can help investors understand how energy system planning, market rules and policy can affect an asset’s value, and brings forward the questions they may not have thought to ask.

As Canada prepares to double its grid by 2050, scaling investment in clean energy is both a critical enabler and a significant opportunity. Stephan’s investment experience, combined with our team’s depth on core technical and market issues, offers rigorous and informed analysis to investors’ most critical decisions.  

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“Energy transition investments increasingly depend on factors that a financial model alone won’t capture: how grids are planned, how markets and regulation evolve, and how new technologies perform once they’re deployed. Dunsky understands those factors as well as anyone in Canada, and its independence gives investors a clear view of both the risks and the opportunities. I’m looking forward to helping bring that insight to investment decisions.”

— Stephan Rupert, Executive Advisor, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

“Doubling our power systems means a major increase in capital investment, to the tune of over $1 trillion over the coming two decades in Canada alone. Stephan knows from the inside how our firm’s expertise can be used to provide investors exactly what they need to deploy that capital with confidence. We’re delighted to welcome him.”

— Philippe Dunsky, Founder & President, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

About Dunsky

Founded in 2004, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors works with governments, utilities, investors and others in their efforts to accelerate and scale the transition to clean, affordable and reliable energy systems. Our seasoned team of 75+ professionals has deep expertise across Buildings, Mobility, Industry, and Energy Systems, and supports leading clean energy initiatives across North America. 

As a unique, hybrid firm – half engineering, half management consulting – we create value for clients in two distinct ways: by providing rigorous, data-driven analysis (what can be), and ambitious yet practical strategy support (how to make it happen). As a mission-driven B-Corp, Dunsky is deeply committed to getting it right – for consumers, the economy and our shared climate.