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.
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.
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.
Russ Playford is the former Chief Risk Officer of Bank of the West and RBS Americas who previously held senior executive roles at Wachovia Bank and was a Managing Director in the Corporate Banking Group at Bank of Montreal.
He is working with the Climate X team to enhance the risk perspective of its solutions and deliver greater value to the company’s bank and other financial services clients.
The Team
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!
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.
Raiyan Ahmed
Director of Marketing
Raiyan has over a decade of experience in marketing, GTM strategy, design, and digital marketing. 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.
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).
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.
Mohan Jegatheesan
Director of Customer Success
Mohan is an experienced banking professional who heads up our customer success and delivery team. Bringing industry expertise in climate risk, he advocates for and partners with our clients to ensure the full value of Climate X products and best practices are realised within their organisations.
In his spare time, Mohan likes to find adventure through travel, sports, books, music, and food, as well as rediscovering the world with his young daughter.
Rory Sampson
Director of Sales - EMEA & APAC
Rory Sampson brings 13+ years of experience in market-leading software platforms across financial services, real estate, data analytics, and carbon accounting. With over 5 years in senior sales leadership, Rory excels at driving revenue growth and building client trust through strategic, data-driven operations. He values innovation and results.
Outside of work, Rory is passionate about conservation, enjoys UK hikes with his Labrador, Freddie, and visits family in Australia when possible.
Isuri Jinasena
Director of People
Isuri has more than a decade of experience as a People leader, working in start-ups and scale-ups across different industries. She loves seeing her team’s work make an impact on the entire crew, ensuring they have the best experience possible.
In her spare time, you’ll either find Isuri cooking up a storm or trying out a new cuisine or wine!
Adil Assim
Marketing 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!
Matt Dickinson
Product Team Lead
Matt has years of experience working across both tech and climate change organisations. Also armed with a Master's Degree in climate change.
He loves finding clever solutions to the big problems.
Dr Navjit Sagoo
Climate Science Engagement Officer
Nav worked as a climate scientist for 15 years before joining Climate X to oversee their science engagement and help navigate knowledge gaps. Working overseas for a decade has led her to acquire two well-travelled cats, a love of Swedish fika and a strong aversion to moving boxes.
In her spare time, Nav can be found exploring London, discovering new playgrounds and sampling ice cream with her daughter and partner.
Júlio C. Othon
Chief of Staff
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.
Sandro Chen
Banking Engagement Lead
Sandro's specialism is climate risk embedding and quantitative risk assessment. He worked on strategic implementation programmes on climate risk embedding for major GSIBs clients in the FS sector.
He bring his regulatory and commercial experience from industry, Sandro previously worked at the Bank of England as economic modeller in macroprudential risk and strategy, specialising in scenario design and climate stress testing for major UK banks.
Dr Laura Ramsamy
Senior Flood Scientist
Laura completed her PhD in Water Informatics & Engineering at the University of Exeter, before joining Climate X to look at the impacts of climate change on flooding at a global scale.
She loves (nearly) everything water-related, including standing in rivers, scuba diving and sailing. When she is not modelling floods and thinking about water, she enjoys yoga, travel, books and food.
Dr Nicholas Leach
Senior 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 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 Hannah Nguyen
Senior 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.
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.
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.
Jamie Taylor
Senior 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.
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.
Hilaria C. Morello
Senior 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.
Monty Kilpatrick
Enterprise Account Executive
Monty has a background in environmental and ecological sciences, having studied at University of Edinburgh. His role is to help financial institutions unpack climate risk data and understand the business benfits that come from utilising the granular information that Climate X offers.
With a passion for all things wild, he spends his weekends and holidays getting away from the city. You can find him in rivers, on mountains or playing golf.
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.
Karthik Ramesh
Flood Scientist
Karthik is a Flood Scientist with a background in numerical modeling and simulation of water resources. He is passionate about quantifying the impacts of flooding on modern urban systems. His previous experience includes providing technical expertise to inform decision-making and formulating policy to drive sustainable management of water resources in California.
During his free time, Karthik loves photography, exploring the outdoors, surfing, unwinding with a book, and culinary exploration.
Kenny Adebajo
Commercial Lead
Kenny is a young commercial professional with 2+ years in the enterprise SaaS industry. With a degree in Biological sciences and a passion for making a positive impact in his circle of influence, Kenny joined Climate X not only to gain more enterprise SaaS experience but also to help the world transition to a more climate-resilient future.
Passions include reading, sports and Jesus.
Hilary Taylor
Recruitment Manager
Hilary is a People and Talent Specialist with a background in scaling tech start-ups and enhancing the People & Culture practices for a fun and enabling atmosphere.
Outside of work, she enjoys skiing in the winter, sailing in the summer, and dancing and gyming all year round. A pouilly-fussé wouldn’t go amiss either.
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.
Monisha Bajakoodal
Senior 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.
Heidi Hurst
Senior Software Engineer
As a senior engineer, Heidi brings rigor and resilience to our backend software systems. Her particular focus on geospatial data and analysis is born out of her academic background in GIS and mathematics, as well as her career spanning defence, intelligence, and technology.
Tom Gregory
Scientific Software Engineer
Coming from the Mathematics of Planet Earth CDT at Imperial College London, Tom's background is in the mathematical foundations of climate models and implementing these efficiently on modern computers. He enjoys implementing scientific models and extending them with cutting-edge coding practices.
When he's not at a computer or a whiteboard, Tom can be found involved in his community as a town councillor, or walking his dog.
Tornike Grigalashvili
Software Engineer
Tornike is a Computer Science graduate with four years of experience working for various startups in Georgia, where he honed his skills in software and data engineering on AWS. Driven by a passion for tackling exciting new challenges, he joined Climatex-X to contribute to innovative solutions.
Outside work, Tornike enjoys watching and attending sports events, travelling and exploring new cultures.
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.
Burak Günay
Full Stack Engineer
Burak has been writing software professionally for 5+ years. Having a graduate degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University, he loves tackling real-world problems through analytical reasoning. His favourite programming languages are Python and C++, and he has 2 years of experience in DevOps on AWS. He also loves mentoring.
Outside Climate-X, he spends time with family and friends, sports, gaming, and his true passion for cooking!
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).
Edward Hunton
Senior Software Engineer
Ed Hunton has been developing quality software for over 20 years. He has a passion for API design, intuitive UX, efficient front-end code and scalable infrastructure. His favorite programming languages are Python and Javascript and he loves to watch those tests go green!
Outside of work his interests are Bikepacking (he is the author of several books on the subject), music and sharing a meal with friends and family.
Markela Zeneli
Data Scientist
Markela has an MSc in Data Science, with further interests in OSINT, philosophy, and AI governance. She loves thinking about the bigger picture but is equally keen to focus on the details.
When she isn't working on the latest Climate X product, she's probably at home playing video games, hanging out with her cats, or listening to live music somewhere.
Joe Stables
Loss Modeller
Physics Masters graduate, specialising in computational Physics.
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
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.
