Craig Watkins brings more than 25 years of investor relations and capital fundraising experience in asset management, including a decade of focused expertise in infrastructure investment.

Before joining Acadia in 2025, Craig served as Director of Investor Relations at NextEnergy Capital, a UK-based specialist solar investment and asset manager. In that role, he led fundraising and client relations across the Americas for the firm's OECD-focused private equity solar fund. Prior to NextEnergy, Craig held a Director-level position at AMP Capital, where he supported the firm's Global Infrastructure Private Equity and Debt strategies in a similar capacity.

Earlier in his career, Craig gained broad institutional sales and consultant relations experience at Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Essex Investment Management and State Street Global Advisors.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Susquehanna University.