Julia was educated at Cambridge University. She has acted as an investor, adviser and arranger in respect of a large number of PPP projects around the globe. Her roles have included Head of Project Finance at Hill Samuel Bank in London and Co-Head of Project Advisory at Charterhouse Bank. In 2000 she joined Bank of Scotland (as Senior Director and then Head of Eurozone Infrastructure Finance) to take a principal role, acting for Bank of Scotland as a financial equity investor, provider of mezzanine funding and arranger of senior debt. Julia joined Meridiam mid 2005 and is now a partner having been involved in originating, managing and investing in projects together with a fund raising role.

Julia has been involved from the outset of the PFI/PPP process in the UK and a number of other European countries.