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 here.
Lukky Ahmed
Co-Founder - CEO
Lukky's got 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.
Kamil Kluza
Co-Founder - CPO
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!
Craig Robinson
Board Advisor: Real Estate, USA
Craig has led business units within both large global public companies and private mid-cap growth businesses. Craig earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, and his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Harvard Business School Alumni Board member and The NYU Institute of Real Estate Board member.
He was named one of Urban Land Institute’s inaugural Top 40 Under 40, CoreNet Global’s Industry Luminary, and Savoy Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.
Jackie Bennett OBE
Board Advisor
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.
Robert (Bob) Wigley
Board Advisor
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.
Dr James Brennan
Director of Climate Risk Modelling & R&D
James brings years of experience applying remote sensing and data science to help solve some of the key environmental challenges. During his PhD, he worked with the European Space Agency to develop climate data sets to predict future carbon emissions.
When he’s not looking at pretty satellite pictures, James enjoys paying too much for craft beers and travelling.
Dr Sally Woodhouse
Senior Climate Scientist
With a PhD in Arctic Climate and working on projects in extreme event attribution and geoengineering, Sally is interested in all climate-related things. She’s passionate about communicating science to the public and decision-makers.
When not thinking about climate models, you can find Sally with a good book and a glass of wine among her plants.
Dr Nicholas Leach
Climate Scientist
Nick is fascinated by all things extreme weather. He’s got a PhD in heatwave attribution at the interface of weather and climate research, but also has plenty of experience with statistics, carbon budgets and simple climate modelling.
In his spare time, Nick enjoys being outdoors, especially trail running (further > faster).
Dr Laura Ramsamy
Senior Flood Scientist
Laura loves (nearly) everything water-related, including standing in rivers, scuba diving and sailing.
Also known as aqua(wo)man, she is finishing her PhD in Water Informatics and Engineering at the University of Exeter. She is happy to be a part of a team where cheese is taken so seriously and spends her time modelling floods and thinking about water.
Andrew Ellam
VP of Technology
Andrew has worked in the London tech industry for over 20 years as an entrepreneur and at companies from venture-backed startups and scaleups, including Monzo, Amazon and Facebook.
With two daughters (one teen and one tween), he doesn’t have much time for hobbies but is starting to introduce his family to sailing - something he used to have time to do before they were born!
Stephanie D. Handjiiska
Account Executive
Stephanie’s passion is to support our clients in achieving their Climate Risk Management & ESG goals and leading change in businesses to incorporate climate risk data.
Stephanie comes from a background in Dance with 2 Silver European medals in Contemporary.
She is also a Chairwoman leading a non-profit and a Board Member. Her work bears many awards, including the Mayor of Sofia Award for Outstanding Achievements in Culture.
Nadia Spanou
Data Science Lead
Nadia enjoys seeing the world through data and using it to answer challenging real-life questions.
She combined her Engineering background with a Master’s degree in Geospatial Data Science at UCL and joined Climate X’s mission to identify future risks relating to climate change. Before jumping on board, she worked on various digital innovation projects within the construction and infrastructure sector (National Highways, Network Rail, DfT).
She loves reading a book on a sunny Sunday and getting lost in art exhibitions.
Alexandre Crépault
Director of Commercial Strategy & Ops
Prior to moving to the UK, Alexandre worked at Coca-Cola and AB InBev leading commercial go-to-market strategy for internationally renowned brands and driving revenue growth through innovative sales initiatives in Canada. Still new to London, you can find Alexandre biking around the city in search of the best sticky toffee pudding (his kryptonite).
Sasu Olli
Enterprise Account Executive
Sasu brings in experience from large software companies and is used to connecting technology with business outcomes. Sasu loves keeping things simple – whether it’s architecture, clothing or delivering presentations to address clients’ (complex) problems.
Having been living in London for a few years, he loves to balance the buzz in London with the tranquillity of nature by making occasional trips to the Finnish countryside.
Raiyan Ahmed
Director of Marketing
Raiyan has over a decade of experience in marketing, GTM strategy, SEO, and UI/UX design. Coming from one of the UK's top Microsoft Partners specialising in implementing ERP and CRM systems, he's a whiz at building automation and workflows to maximise conversions and drive inbound.
When he's not tinkering, he's usually found at a climbing wall or the gym.
Dr Patricia Sullivan
Geohazards Scientist
Tricia was a science fiction novelist for twenty years before turning to the Open University to become a physicist. She now applies skills from a PhD in astrophysics to model climate impact on geological hazards such as subsidence and landslides.
When not hunched over a laptop she can be found running, lifting heavy objects, or being taught how to use her phone by her kids.
Jake Moore
Data Analyst
A graduate in MSc Climate Change and Environmental Policy and BSc Geological Sciences (a.k.a. he has a passion for hugging trees and licking rocks), Jake has a penchant for handling seismic levels of climate data better to understand the Earth and our impact on it.
Away from his desk, Jake is a keen hockey player, eater, drinker, and talker"
Hilaria C. Morello
Digital Marketing Specialist
Hilaria is a true citizen of the world, having lived in Italy, Mexico and Canada before moving to the UK. After her Master's Degree, she worked in an international digital marketing agency where she became an expert in the art of advertising (she also loves Mad Men).
Now, she's joined the Climate X mission to save the world - so she can keep exploring new places to call home.
Dr Hannah Nguyen
GIS Developer
Hannah spent her PhD and Postdoc using satellite remote sensing and atmospheric modelling to measure wildfires and their emissions. She has swapped chasing fires to pursue her burning passion for all things spatial data and GIS.
When she’s not making pretty maps, she can usually be found throwing herself up big rocks or converting her camper van for trips to do more of the same.
Adil Assim
Design & Events Lead
Adil is a brand and design magician with over ten years' expertise in the tech, filmmaking, agriculture and sports industries.
Adil delivered brand strategy and designed products, websites, stores, mobile apps for DJI, Hasselblad, Decathlon, Marvel and WRC. He may try to convince you that Comté is the best cheese in the world.
So, do not challenge Adil, he might love it!
Dr Jonathan Davies
Scientific Software Engineer
Jon spent his astrophysics PhD and a postdoctoral position at UCL working with some of the world’s most advanced simulations of the Universe before coming back down to Earth to model the effects of climate change. He loves tinkering with our code, data, and models to ensure we can do exciting science as smoothly, quickly, and efficiently as possible.
When he’s not in front of a Linux terminal, you’ll probably find him with a musical instrument in his hands, playing everything from the classiest of classical to the heaviest of metal.
Júlio C. Othon
Founder's Associate
A master's graduate in climate change, management, and finance from Imperial College London, Júlio is passionate about technology's potential to help address societal challenges. He has worked in impact venture capital, a mission-driven startup accelerator and a climate technology scale-up.
Even though Júlio works in risk management, he aspires to climb Mount Everest one day.
Markela Zeneli
Data Scientist
Markela is a Data Science MSc student looking at the financial cost of climate change. She's keeping up with the climate race by exploring the environmental and social mechanisms that accelerate and differentiate human impacts.
Markela likes bubble tea, black cats, and beats.
Aatish Thakerar
Director of Engineering
Starting out as a plucky graduate in the world of wealth management with an English degree, Aatish quickly realised the error of his ways - re-qualifying as a bona fide Computer Scientist.
He now spends most days leading the engineering capability at Climate X, while balancing his kickboxing, Spanish-learning and piano-playing when time allows!
Izzi Ariail
Research Scientist
With a BSc in meteorology and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma, Izzi understands how weather and climate will impact industries worldwide. She's worked with researchers at the National Weather Center and MIT. Currently, she's working on a PhD at the University of Reading to study how climate change impacts renewable energy and power systems.
Rahul Toora
Full Stack Engineer
Meet Rahul, a Mathematics graduate whose passion for problem-solving catapulted him into the thrilling world of tech. With experience as a Data Engineer, Software engineer, and Data Scientist, he's crafted solutions on both Azure and AWS. At Climate X, Rahul's analytical prowess shines.
Outside work, he's an avid traveller, fitness enthusiast, and a self-confessed Guinness aficionado!
Lorraine Caldeira
PA & Office Manager
Lorraine leads the day-to-day administrative operations. She assists the co-founders by overseeing and supporting the team as a whole by ensuring the smooth running of the office across all areas.
Lorraine is a huge animal lover who loves spending time with our Mischief Officer, Alfie, making sure he always remains a happy bunny.
Graham Reveley
Remote Sensing & Data Scientist
Graham is a keen, technically-minded geophysicist with industry experience developing signal processing algorithms as well as machine learning and automation. He loves nothing more than getting stuck into new and exciting datasets, software and programming languages.
If he’s not programming, Graham is climbing, cycling and enjoying the finer things in life (e.g. Greggs).
Monisha Bajakoodal
DevOps Engineer
Monisha is an electronics graduate turned DevOps professional with over 6 years of experience in AWS/DevOps. Originally from India, she recently moved to the UK to work in the climate space and continue her passion for DevOps.
When not automating or deploying code, she likes to try out new recipes in the kitchen or explore the various parks in the city.
Siddhant Gupta
Full Stack Developer
A BITS Pilani graduate, Siddhant started his career working with a social-tech startup back in India. It didn't take him much time to realise where he wanted to spend his time and skills, and since then, he has helped multiple climate/social tech startups scale up.
When not working, one can find him in a snooker club or with a glass of whiskey.
Jamie Taylor
Data Scientist
Jamie is a data scientist with over four years of experience at Bulb and Deliveroo after getting an Engineering degree. He’s passionate about applying machine learning to help solve the climate crisis. Outside of work, Jamie enjoys cooking (pasta), cycling and reading.
Nabig Chaudhry
Climate Adaptation Scientist
Nabig is a data scientist and climate adpatation aficionado. An MBA/PhD student between Harvard and UC Berkeley, Nabig is passionate about building scientifically-informed and impactful products for accelerating climate action. Previously, he spent 3+ years in operations and data science at LinkedIn, Oscar Health, and Cityblock.
He's a fan of sunshowers, attempting to cut his own hair, and music mashups.
Jake Knight
Recruitment Manager
Jake has always been interested in anything science studying Mechanical Engineering at university - but decided it wasn’t for him. He worked at BMW and Mercedes selling cars before transitioning to recruitment.
Outside of work, he is a keen guitarist with a love for NFL and F1. His next goal is flying to Las Vegas and watching the Raiders play a home game at Allegiant Stadium.
Elan Kandaswami
Back-End Engineer
Elan is a Computer Science Engineer with a natural flair for data and has worked in the global tech industry traversing across four different continents. After a fantabulous stint in the Insurance sector, he has joined us with a zeal to contribute to the Climate Risk Analytics Space.
If he is not tinkering with our digital twin of the globe, you might find him with his mobile battery drained in the walking trails of Iron-bridge way or perhaps in the equestrian stables of Shifnal.
Alfie
Chief Mischief Officer
Alfie is central to the operations of Climate X. He’s a resident Shiba-inu with a naughty streak. When awake, he’s easily bribed with treats or play. Hobbies include chasing flies and devouring office plants. Currently in love with Peaches the Pug.
We’re driven by a purpose that’s much 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.
Our 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.
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.
