Brian McNamara

Brian McNamara joined the Rain Carbon Inc. board of directors in 2018 following a 30-year career in investment management, corporate finance and project finance.

Mr. McNamara worked in investment operations at International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, D.C., from 1991 to 2015 with responsibility for investment strategy, business development and project financing across emerging markets for a range of sectors including chemicals, textiles, general manufacturing and mining. Mr. McNamara has extensive investment experience in fertilizers, carbon black, plastics, fibers, specialty chemicals and primary metals. He also led the IFC project financing for Rain Industries’ maiden greenfield calcining operations at Visakhapatnam, India. Prior to joining IFC, Mr. McNamara worked in the corporate finance division of Solvay Chemicals (Belgium) and in banking and investment management in Brussels and Dublin.

Mr. McNamara holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy from Bristol University in England, and a master’s degree in finance and banking from University College Dublin in Ireland.