Sandbrook Capital Expands Operating Partner Team with Three Senior Appointments

Additions deepen firm’s global infrastructure and energy transition leadership expertise

Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm dedicated to building businesses that are crucial to transforming the world’s energy infrastructure, today announced the appointment of three new Operating Partners: Robyn Beavers, John Jones, and Patrick Samson. These additions bring the firm’s Operating Partner group to eight members, further strengthening Sandbrook’s ability to support its portfolio companies with deep sector expertise and operational excellence.

• Robyn Beavers is the co-founder and former CEO of Blueprint Power, a company focused on transforming buildings into flexible power assets, acquired by bp in 2021. With a background that includes leadership roles at Google and NRG Energy, Robyn brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit and technical expertise in distributed energy and smart infrastructure.
• John Jones is the founder and former CEO of R3 Renewables, a joint venture backed by Peabody Energy and leading credit investors focused on developing utility-scale renewable energy projects on reclaimed coal sites, which was acquired by RWE in 2024. His experience in project development, power markets, regulatory affairs, and stakeholder engagement we believe will be immediately accretive to Sandbrook’s power-focused companies and origination efforts.
• Patrick Samson was previously Senior Vice President and Global Head of Real Assets at PSP Investments. He brings deep expertise in managing a global multi-billion-dollar portfolio in digital infrastructure, real estate, energy, transportation infrastructure and natural resource investments. His leadership in large-scale transactions and oversight of complex assets will help to enhance Sandbrook’s capabilities in managing and growing its infrastructure platforms.

“We are delighted to welcome Robyn, John, and Patrick as Operating Partners,” said Ken Ryan, co-founder and Partner at Sandbrook Capital. “Their exceptional backgrounds and leadership in infrastructure investing, clean technology innovation, and renewable project development align perfectly with our goal of building industry-leading climate infrastructure businesses.”

Sandbrook’s Operating Partners work closely with portfolio company management teams, providing strategic guidance and operational support, driving growth and value creation. The expansion of this team underscores the firm’s commitment to partnering with experienced leaders to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy.