Patronus Global: Stewards of Sovereign Infrastructure
Where technology, partnership, and purpose converge to build what lasts.
A Patronus to developing nations
We exist to partner with developing nations, to design and build infrastructure meant to last a century, delivering systems—across energy, water, and agriculture—that are affordable, resilient, and owned in service of the communities they power. By aligning long-term capital with public need, we create stable foundations that enable prosperity without exploitation.
Marco leads strategic partnerships at Patronus Global, connecting the firm to energy councils, governments, and institutional partners across global markets. With 20+ years aligning public and private sector interests across Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S., and Europe, he has worked with foreign governments, Fortune 500 companies, and multilateral development institutions across energy, climate, sustainability, and public-private partnerships. As the owner of a hydrogen plant in Ecuador, Marco brings hands-on operator experience to every deal he structures. Fluent in English, Spanish, and German, he extends Patronus Global's reach across the borders where renewable infrastructure is needed most.
Marco Macias
head of strategic partnerships
Hussein Mirza
Head of investMENT
Hussein leads investor relations at Patronus Global, bringing a proven track record in capital formation, stakeholder engagement, and high-value deal execution, with prior roles supporting growth and onboarding initiatives at companies including TikTok and Amazon through critical phases of expansion and public market readiness. Known for building trust and closing complex transactions, he combines commercial acumen with disciplined execution. Hussein joined Patronus to align his professional expertise with his personal values, transitioning from large corporate environments to work that delivers meaningful, long-term impact—focusing on lasting investor partnerships and directing capital toward infrastructure solutions that contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future.
Dr. Daniel Richter
Chief POLICY Officer
Dr. Daniel Richter leads Patronus Global's policy arm with a focus on advocacy and ethical stewardship. With 10+ years bridging science and policy, he has led teams that passed five climate bills through Congress — signed by both Presidents Biden and Trump — and previously served as Director of the Pricing Carbon Initiative and Vice President of the Citizens' Climate Lobby. At Patronus, he works alongside ministries, energy councils, and multilateral bodies to shape the frameworks that allow durable, sovereign climate infrastructure to be deployed and defended for decades. He is also Founder and Principal of Richter Capitol Hill Strategies.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Taylor Hughes
Founder & CEO
Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Patronus Global, leading the firm's vision, strategy, and execution across sustainable infrastructure investments. Prior to Patronus, she operated across multiple multi-billion-dollar private and public investment managers—managing large-scale portfolios, advising founders, institutions, and governments on capital deployment, and mentoring more than 100 companies. Drawing on a background in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, she founded Patronus after witnessing senior leadership at major corporations treat sustainability as a checkbox rather than a responsibility, setting out to build an institution grounded in stewardship, integrity, and long-term value creation. Today, Patronus Global serves as both a financial and environmental partner to the nations it works with—bridging ethics, policy, and deployable capital to redefine infrastructure investment as a force for meaningful, lasting impact.
ADVISORS
Monique advises marketing and growth strategy at Patronus Global, drawing on more than a decade of experience across the full energy spectrum — from renewable and green energy to oil, gas, and fracking. That dual perspective ultimately surfaced a clear misalignment with the priorities of traditional energy, and a conviction that her work belonged in service of the renewable transition. At Patronus, she shapes the brand, narrative, and growth programs that connect the firm's project and policy work to the institutional investors, governments, and partners advancing sustainable infrastructure on equal footing with the nations it serves.
Monique van Zuylen
marketing & growth strategy
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