Matthew Harwood

Chief Strategy Officer , OGCI Climate Investments

As Chief Strategy Officer for OGCI Climate Investments, Matthew is responsible for developing the strategy of OGCI and measuring progress toward our vision of GHG reduction. Matthew’s career in Energy and Climate has spanned 30 years working in Strategy, Sustainability and Operational roles across the value chain.

Before joining OGCI CI, Matthew led the development of the Energy Transition strategy at McDermott and delivered the divestment of Lummus Technology as part of the company’s restructuring. At Johnson Matthey, Matthew led the development of the Hydrogen and Battery strategy and at Petrofac was responsible launching businesses in Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture. Matthew also spent time in strategy and M&A roles in Iberdrola with a strong focus on renewables and the energy supply business. Matthew has a PhD and Post Doc in Atmospheric Science and is a Chartered Engineer.

Bob Dudley

Chair, OGCI

Bob is the Chair of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative and leads the CEO Steering Committee. He served as President and CEO of BP from 2010 until 2020.

Bjørn Otto Sverdrup

Chair, OGCI Executive Committee

Bjørn Otto Sverdrup is Chair of the OGCI Executive Committee. He is responsible for building consensus among the team of senior executives representing OGCI’s member companies and advancing and implementing the strategy set by the OGCI CEOs. Prior to his appointment in 2021, he was Equinor’s Senior Vice President for Corporate Sustainability and a member of the Global Strategy and Business Development Management Committee. Over the past five years, he was responsible for developing the company’s climate roadmaps, participated in OGCI’s work with stakeholders and engaged extensively in international climate policy development.

Julien Perez

Vice President, Strategy & Policy, OGCI

As Strategy & Policy Vice President of OGCI, Julien Perez is responsible for coordinating actions and commitments, developing external policy views, managing relations with institutions and external stakeholders, and providing strategic direction to drive future development of the organisation.

Previously, Julien was head of Climate & Energy Services at Ernst & Young where he assisted private and public players in setting up and implementing low-carbon strategies. Julien also worked at Total where he coordinated climate change actions and at Aecom managing environmental liabilities for various industries. Julien holds an Environmental Engineering degree from Agro ParisTech, an Energy and Climate Economics degree from Dauphine and an advanced degree in climate change management from Yale.

Matthew Harwood

Chief Strategy Officer

As Chief Strategy Officer for OGCI Climate Investments, Matthew is responsible for developing the strategy of OGCI and measuring progress toward our vision of GHG reduction. Matthew’s career in Energy and Climate has spanned 30 years working in Strategy, Sustainability and Operational roles across the value chain.

Before joining OGCI CI, Matthew led the development of the Energy Transition strategy at McDermott and delivered the divestment of Lummus Technology as part of the company’s restructuring. At Johnson Matthey, Matthew led the development of the Hydrogen and Battery strategy and at Petrofac was responsible launching businesses in Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture. Matthew also spent time in strategy and M&A roles in Iberdrola with a strong focus on renewables and the energy supply business. Matthew has a PhD and Post Doc in Atmospheric Science and is a Chartered Engineer.

Dr Pratima Rangarajan

CEO

Dr. Pratima Rangarajan is the CEO of OGCI Climate Investments where she leads our team in driving impact and returns through our investments in under-served GHG-intensive sectors within energy, industry, built environments and transportation. Dr. Rangarajan is responsible for the firm’s engagement with policymakers, OGCI member companies, senior stakeholders, investors, customers and operators across the wider energy and industry ecosystems, and for driving collaboration opportunities to scale and accelerate emissions reduction.

Before joining OGCI Climate Investments, Dr. Rangarajan was the General Manager for GE’s Onshore Wind product Line and the General Manager for GE’s Energy Storage Start up. She had previously held the role of Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Emerging Technology and Research at Vestas Wind Systems. Pratima has a PhD in chemical engineering from Princeton University and a BS in Chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.