Jeff Coates

Director

Jeff Coates joined BCI in 2016 and is a Director in the Infrastructure & Renewable Resources group. Jeff has been involved in a number of direct equity and debt investments, and fund commitments, with a heightened focus on the transportation and data infrastructure sectors. Jeff has recently relocated to London in order to support the opening of the new office. With $295 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025, BCI is one of Canada’s largest institutional investors within the global capital markets. 

Formerly a Vice-President, Investment Banking, at BMO Capital Markets based in Vancouver, Jeff advised Canadian companies on a range of mergers & acquisitions, and debt and equity financing transactions. Prior to joining BMO Capital Markets, Jeff worked for a number of years in the mining sector as a Metallurgist and Minerals Processor in operations and process design, including with Fluor Corporation and Rio Tinto. 

Jeff holds an MBA from the Sauder School of Business, and a BEng (Chem Eng) / BBus (Mgt) from RMIT University, Australia. 

Jeff serves on the board of Eku Energy, a globally diversified and technology-enabled energy storage business. He formerly served on the boards of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Management and Pacific National Rail, both Australian assets.