I am a corporate finance professional with over 15 years’ experience in consulting and central government, specialising in energy, infrastructure and utilities. I help public and private sector clients understand the challenges and opportunities presented by the energy transition, including supporting on transactions, commercial analysis, policy design, and investment strategy. For example, I have recently supported clients deliver programmes from in waste-to-energy to offershore wind, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and sustainable aviation fuel.
Prior to joining the firm, I worked in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS, now DESNZ) as an in-house corporate finance advisor, where I helped officials and ministers design policies to help attract private sector investment in energy transition sectors, such as regulated utilities, EV charging, battery storage, and local-level decarbonisation projects. Prior to BEIS, I worked in the infrastructure corporate finance practice at a leading professional services firm, where I advised on some of the largest transactions in the UK energy and utilities sector and worked with a wide range of investors and public authorities on complex energy transition deals.
Delivering the energy transition requires a multi-disciplinary approach, and for the public and private sector to work together in new ways and share learnings across different sectors. For example, in delivery EV charging, local authorities play a key role in determining and meeting the needs of drivers, but they must work closely with EV charge point operators to tap into their market insights and unlock investor capital. New public-private-partnership models increasingly involve combining public and private sector capital, with local authorities and central government directly investing or de-risking major projects. Having worked across a variety of sectors, I have seen first-hand the challenges and opportunities presented by such projects.
Outside of work I enjoy music and philosophy, and walks in the park with my wife and son and our dog, Suki.
Explore the barriers and solutions to Labour's 2030 petrol and diesel phase-out, and strategies to expand the uptake of electric vehicles.
A report into the evolution and success of the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime in the UK.
