Mr. Malone is the founder of White Fir Global, Inc., a strategic advisory firm focused on the maritime, offshore and energy industries from April 2021. He previously served as Head of Transportation for Invesco Private Capital, Inc., a private investing division of Invesco Ltd., having joined in 2017. Mr. Malone has also served on the Board of Directors for Navigator Holdings Ltd., an owner and operator of liquefied gas carriers, from 2017 to 2020 and Nautical Bulk Holdings Ltd, a dry bulk shipping company from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining Invesco Private Capital, Inc., Mr. Malone served as the Chief Strategic Officer for the Navig8 Group. Before Navig8, he spent over 18 years in investment banking, most recently as a Managing Director in the maritime group at Jefferies LLC. Mr. Malone’s has significant expertise in the shipping industry as well as finance.