You're in expert hands
Our extraordinary and diverse team covers various specialisms, including scientists, data engineers, finance experts, creatives, etc. Our team are passionate about making real change and dedicated to building our physical risk platform, Spectra. If you want to join us, view our opportunities by visiting our Careers page.
Leadership
Lukky has more than a decade of international banking experience with leading institutions, covering risk management, regulatory change, stress testing, and consultancy.
Never one to shy away from the big problems, he went into the rabbit hole of understanding how climate change would impact the world's financial stability, and some say he's still in there… somewhere.
Econometrical wiz of the unquantifiable with 15 years' experience in stress testing, loss and valuation modelling at tier-1 global institutions. Kamil’s speciality is applying the latest tech and innovation to solve complex problems.
He’s also no stranger to backpacking, sailing and a good bottle of red - or a combination of all three!
Claire has 19 years of experience in building cutting-edge technology products. She works at the intersection of R&D and Applied AI to build products that work for people and society. Former Mozilla, Twitter, Onfido and Babylon Health, amongst others. Claire is also peer review published on the subject of eXplainable AI (XAI).
In her free time, you'll find Claire somewhere in nature or curled up with a good sci-fi novel.
Manuel was a former Chief Risk Officer at HSBC, shaping and delivering the Sustainability and ESG strategy across the UK/EU regulatory landscape.
With strategic roles in global finance for 25+ years, Manuel’s career highlights a remarkable proficiency in navigating and leading within the volatile world of financial risks.
As a trusted strategic partner to stakeholders and clients, he led large-scale international operations, directing climate change strategy, IBOR reform, Brexit, and geopolitical events' impacts.
Advisory Board
Bob is the Chairman of UK Finance, representing the UK Banking and Finance sector with HM Government and regulators. He spent 25 years in the banking industry, latterly as the Chairman of Merrill Lynch for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and as a Court Member of the Bank of England during the Global Financial Crisis.
Bob is a philanthropist who works with St John Ambulance's development team, is Vice Patron of the Royal Marines Charity and sits on the Cancer Research UK Corporate Board.
David Carlin is an acknowledged authority on climate change and sustainability. He is Head of Risk for the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and leads its Risk Centre.
David has played a pivotal role in shaping the global conversation around climate risk. His leadership positioned UNEP FI as a leading force on climate risks and analytics, working with over 100 global banks, investors, and insurers. He’s also no stranger to backpacking, sailing and a good bottle of red - or a combination of all three!
Jackie is a board-level advisor with over 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry. She was awarded an OBE in June 2010 for services to the financial services industry. She brings experience in the mortgage regulatory environment, particularly in conduct and customer outcomes.
Jackie is also an expert in governance, policy development and implementation, third-party oversight and due diligence, with a proven track record of successfully influencing policy and regulatory developments and delivering complex projects with lenders, government and regulators.
Iván Markman brings over two decades of experience in technology and transformative business growth as he joins the Advisory Board.
Iván's career in the tech industry showcases his ability to nurture and grow tech companies to the next level. At Yahoo, he was instrumental in its most recent transformation by resetting its global operations for profitable growth and forging key partnerships, demonstrating his deep understanding of the tech landscape.
Sunil Kappagoda is the current Chair of Corvia and InterPayments in the US, a Board Director of Cennox in the UK, Linkly in Australia and Onafriq in South Africa. Before this, he served as the President of Verifone Asia Pacific and was Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group.
His 23 years of consulting with leading global banks and extensive Advisory & Board experience with fintechs reflect his commitment to fostering innovation in the sector.
We’re driven by a purpose that’s
bigger than any of us.
Climate change poses a threat to global stability; the UN Environment Programme says climate risks are estimated at US$17T annually – that’s a cost of up to 20% of global output equivalent to 1 in every $5 disappearing from your bank account.
Academic Partners
We work with some of the best scientific and business partners to ensure our approach is robust and meeting both regulatory and scientific scrutiny.
CCRM is a specialist scientific consultancy originally developed at Oxford University. It's comprised of a team of scientists and academics working at the forefront of climate change science and policy. With a team of scientists and academics working at the forefront of climate change science and policy, they offer technical and scientific expertise focusing on the impacts of contemporary and future climate change. CCRM help businesses, governments and NGOs understand and plan for a changing world.
Prof Stephan Harrison
Professor in Climate & Environmental Change
Stephan teaches at Exeter University and before that at Oxford University. He has a PhD in Quaternary Science and over 25 years research experience in climate change and mountain geomorphology. He is an expert on the impact of climate change on earth surface systems. He is currently Head of the Climate Change Expert Committee, which advises the UK Government on climate risks for all UK nuclear sites.
Prof David Stainforth
Professional Research Fellow
Professor Stainforth is a physicist by training and has many years’ experience of climate modelling.
While a researcher at Oxford University, he co-founded and was chief scientist of the climateprediction.net project, the world’s largest climate modelling experiment. He has been both a NERC Research Fellow and a Tyndall Research Fellow at Oxford University.
Dr Mike Harrison
Climate Science & Numerical Modelling
Research experience built in the UK Met Office, and in the UN, both working directly in the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and on numerous external UN-related projects. He is well known as an international leader in the field of seasonal prediction through his management of the WMO CLIPS (Climate Information and Prediction Services) Project, which followed his contribution to the establishment of the Regional Climate Outlook Forums in Africa.
Tessa Kingsley
Project Manager
Wide range of experience in Climate Change related projects spanning across various territories worldwide. Tessa’s background in sustainability and project management has been key, with involvement in overseeing the preparation of climate projections for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) for large-scale engineering projects in Southern Africa.
Backing a better future with Climate X
We’re proud to have incredible backers who share our vision for a better, more climate-resilient future.
Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV originated as an independent venture capital firm for innovative founders. With Alphabet as their sole limited partner, they focus their energy on meeting and supporting founders at the earliest stages of company-building.
Since 1980, WTI has helped more than 1,400 companies across major innovation sectors by lending capital, advocating for them, and providing a steady hand to growing technology companies.
As independent venture capital investors, PropTech1 compile insights from various perspectives, including industry experts, political trends, and technological leaders.
Unconventional Ventures invests in startups in the pre-seed and seed stage led by diverse founders identifying as women, people of color, immigrants and/or LGBTQ+.
CommerzVentures is a fintech-focused Venture Capital firm. Established in 2014, they manage €550m across three funds, with their management team personally co-investing in each investment.
A/O PropTech is Europe's largest Proptech Venture Capital firm investing in technology companies transforming the real estate industry.
Blue Impact exists to champion climate “activist” entrepreneurs that harness the power of technology to fight climate change. With their ‘evergreen’ structure, investment returns are re-deployed in the fund to support ambitious early-stage teams.
Deloitte is a leading provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services.
VOYAGERS is a community of around 800 impact-focused people from 30+ countries who commit to helping each other. They have specialist groups in health-tech and climate-tech, working to solve some of today's biggest challenges.
Based in Malmö, Sweden, Pale Blue Dot is Europe’s premier Climate-focused VC specialising in companies that help reduce or reverse climate change or prepare for a new world.
Based in London, Blue Wire Capital invests early into genre-defining technology companies and forward thinking VC funds.
Possibilian Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm, backing thoughtful founders who leverage technology to unlock societal innovations that increase wellbeing, sustainability and prosperity.
NewChic Capital™ is the Hong Kong-based venture arm of Jennifer Cheng-Lo's single-family office, investing in businesses built around life-improving tech with potential for universal impact.
Early-stage venture fund investing in blockchain and AI with impact.
