Our Team
Experienced Operators & Investors
Lieef partners with infrastructure platforms by deploying flexible capital, governance, and operational support to essential service businesses.
- Brad Kavin — Founder & Managing Partner
Brad founded Lieef to institutionalize a repeatable pattern he has executed across three platforms: identify proven infrastructure technology trapped in a capital markets gap, build the missing contract structure, and… - Ronald Grason — Shareholder
Ronald Grason is an entrepreneur and investor. He founded Nitel, a provider of enterprise managed network and cybersecurity services, and led the business for nearly two decades — growing it organically and earning 10… - Thomas Bencivengo — Shareholder
Thomas Bencivengo is a founding member of North Field Capital. As a principal investor and operator, he has spent more than two decades originating, structuring, and funding real estate acquisitions, developments, and… - Trent Markell — Chief Engineer · Operating Partner
Trent brings over two decades of experience as a lead independent engineer across energy, power, fuels, waste, and recycling sectors, with earlier engineering roles at GE, R.W. Beck, Harris Group, and Mott MacDonald.… - Isaiah Calvillo — Senior Associate
Isaiah brings investment banking experience across the infrastructure, power and utilities, and energy sectors, spanning project finance, M&A, and capital raising. Working in a boutique, small-team environment, he…