Governance
I work with enterprises, policy-makers and leaders who want to make a positive and lasting impact towards sustainable practices that truly tackle climate change. I am comfortable chairing a board and have my own experiences as a founder and CEO.
As Chair of the Crown Agents I work with leaders to accelerate self-sufficiency and prosperity, offering supply chain, fund management, programme design and evaluation, training, institutional efficiency and revenue generation expertise. We do this across health, humanitarian, stabilisation, governance and public administration, prosperity and renewable energy as a registered social enterprise, 100% owned by the Crown Agents Foundation.
I am the Non-Executive Chairman for Global Sustainable Capital Management (GSCM); Non-Executive Director of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT PLC), an investment trust (£615m Market Cap); Director of Ignite Power, Africa’s fastest-growing solar company; Non-Executive Director and former Chairman of energy tech start-up, Green Running/Verv.
Previously, I was Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) ; an independent, global think tank with a vision of a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. They harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnerships to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change.
I co-founded Climate Change Capital (CCC) in 2003, developing it into a thriving investment bank employing 150 people with £1.5 billion under management. I was the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) and Chairman of the Trustees for the China Dialogue Trust.
