What do we do?
We advise, train and coach clients in navigating complex financial transactions. We help individuals and organizations to develop real-world deal skills, with an emphasis on financial modeling and analysis.
Using an innovative approach with proprietary online content, our training courses are able to cover more material in less time.
Pivotal180 offers public and live-streaming courses, online training, and in-house workshops which can be custom-tailored to fit the specific needs of a client. We are able to provide instruction and guidance on topics as diverse as governance, compliance, local law and tax regulations in almost any jurisdiction.
We are also committed to serving non-profit organizations as well as public institutions and government ministries, including human capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in the developing world.
We don’t just teach how to model. We teach how to do deals. Including:
Contracts and project documentation
Legal structure
Tax optimization
Commodity markets
Risk management
And even some of the underlying engineering, science and technology necessary to quantify risk and forecast financial performance.
Our Team

Daniel Gross
Founder & Instructor
Daniel Gross is a founder and instructor at Pivotal180 and a private equity investor focused on renewable energy, infrastructure and socially responsible impact investing. Dan develops content for courses, teaches classes, and provides advisory services and transaction coaching to clients globally.
Alison Leckie
COO & CFO
Alison is a founder and the COO & CFO of Pivotal180. She is responsible for managing business and finance related tasks. Alison will also be leading courses related to FP&A and providing coaching to accountants and FP&A managers.


Haydn Palliser
Founder & Instructor
Haydn Palliser is a founder and instructor at Pivotal180 and a globally renowned financial modeling and project finance expert. Haydn develops content for courses, teaches classes, and provides guidance and mentoring to financial modelers, advisors, and investors.
Pete Riddle
Program Director
Pete Riddle is the program director at Pivotal180. In addition to managing the smooth delivery of our programs, Pete partners with our clients to help identify their training needs, and design customized training solutions developed to address the unique challenges that their team and organization face.
