Anna Brighton

With both sell-side and buy-side experience in capital markets, Anna is known as a leader in financial advisory and in debt structuring across transportation, energy, utility and social infrastructure sectors. Her deep knowledge helped uncover opportunities, maximize return and provide expert advice for the winning clients for 15 infrastructure projects in Canada over the last 5 years with total valuation of $26.5 billion. Anna engaged in a myriad of volunteering activities, including serving as a steering committee member of Women in Energy and a mentor in multiple women organizations and at RBC.

Anna has over 10 years of capital markets experience, eight of which are in Infrastructure. Anna joined RBC Capital Markets in September 2014 in Infrastructure Finance and moved to Power, Utilities & Infrastructure Investment Banking in January 2019. Prior to joining RBC Capital Markets, Anna was at one of the largest Canadian pension plans working on private equity and infrastructure.

Anna received a Bachelor of Commerce from York University with Summa Cum Laude and a Masters of Business Administration from Schulich School of Business with distinction. She also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Anna received Women in Capital Markets’ Emerging Leader Award in 2019 and the Women’s Infrastructure Network’s Emerging Leader Award in 2020.