OGCI is a CEO-led initiative, driven forward by the energy, integrity and hard work of many individuals, committed to collective action on climate change
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Amin Nasser
CEO, Saudi Aramco
Darren W. Woods
Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil
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Bernard Looney
CEO, BP
Vicki Hollub
President and CEO, Occidental
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Michael K. Wirth
Chairman and CEO, Chevron
Jean-Paul Prates
CEO, Petrobras
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Dai Houliang
Chairman, CNPC
Josu Jon Imaz
CEO, Repsol
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Claudio Descalzi
CEO, ENI
Wael Sawan
CEO, Shell
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Anders Opedal
President and CEO, Equinor
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and CEO, TotalEnergies
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Amin Nasser
CEO, Saudi Aramco
Dai Houliang
Chairman, CNPC
Darren W. Woods
Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil
Josu Jon Imaz
CEO, Repsol
Bernard Looney
CEO, BP
Claudio Descalzi
CEO, ENI
Vicki Hollub
President and CEO, Occidental
Wael Sawan
CEO, Shell
Michael K. Wirth
Chairman and CEO, Chevron
Anders Opedal
President and CEO, Equinor
Jean-Paul Prates
CEO, Petrobras
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman and CEO, TotalEnergies
Our members
Our leadership team
Bob Dudley
Chair, OGCI
Bob Dudley
Chair
Bob is the Chairman 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.
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Bjørn Otto Sverdrup
Chair, OGCI Executive Committee
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup
Chair, OGCI Executive Committee
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup has been chairman of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s executive committee since 2021. OGCI is a CEO-led initiative that aims to accelerate the industry’s response to climate change. Sverdrup is also a member of the OGCI’s US$1 billion-plus Climate Investment fund.
Sverdrup brings more than 20 years of energy industry leadership experience to OGCI. He has had a long career at Norwegian company Equinor, most recently as Senior Vice President for Corporate Sustainability.
He is a TED speaker, as well as a guest lecturer at Imperial College, Columbia and Harvard Business School.
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Dr Pratima Rangarajan
CEO, OGCI Climate Investments
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.
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Our Strategy and Policy team
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup
Chair, OGCI Executive Committee
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup
Chair, OGCI Executive Committee
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup has been chairman of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s executive committee since 2021. OGCI is a CEO-led initiative that aims to accelerate the industry’s response to climate change. Sverdrup is also a member of the OGCI’s US$1 billion-plus Climate Investment fund.
Sverdrup brings more than 20 years of energy industry leadership experience to OGCI. He has had a long career at Norwegian company Equinor, most recently as Senior Vice President for Corporate Sustainability.
He is a TED speaker, as well as a guest lecturer at Imperial College, Columbia and Harvard Business School.
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Julien Perez
Vice President, Strategy & Policy
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.
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Justine Roure
Deputy Vice President
Justine Roure
Deputy Vice President
Justine is the Deputy Vice President within the Strategy & Policy team coordinating OGCI member companies in their collective actions in the Transport sector, on Natural Climate Solutions topics and developing external policy views. She has 10 years of experience in climate change and sustainability, working both at strategic and operational levels. Previously, Justine worked for consulting firms in Climate & Energy teams where she assisted private and public players in setting up and implementing low-carbon strategies. Justine holds an Engineering degree on Energy from Ecole Centrale de Lyon.
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Anthea Pitt
Communications and Engagement Director
Anthea Pitt
Communications and Engagement Director, Strategy and Policy
As Communications and Engagement Director, Anthea Pitt is responsible for OGCI’s communications plans, activity and outreach, working with key international stakeholders, media and events. Prior to joining OGCI, Anthea worked at Wood Mackenzie and Total in global communications and press relations positions. She moved into communications after a long career in journalism, working in the national and regional media before specialising in energy. Anthea graduated from the University of Queensland with a BA in political science and Russian. She was a founding member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Energy Leadership Platform.
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Amy Bason
Low Carbon Project Manager
Amy Bason
Low Carbon Project Manager
Amy is part of the Strategy and Policy team, where she works with the Transportation Workstream and related Task Forces to manage their day to day activities and drive the agenda whilst ensuring close collaboration with other Worsktreams and her colleagues on the Strategy and Policy team and with OGCI Climate Investments to align strategy and actions. She has over a decade of experience in energy policy, having previously worked in Saudi Aramco’s Washington, DC office. Amy has a master’s degree in applied economics and a bachelor’s degree in Middle East studies.
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Douglas Lau
Low Carbon Programme Coordinator – Transportation
Douglas Lau
Low Carbon Programme Coordinator – Transportation
Douglas is a Low Carbon Project Coordinator in the Strategy and Policy team, working closely with the Transportation Workstream. Douglas joined OGCI as an intern after graduating with an MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance and an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.
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Eliz Ozdemir
Senior Low Carbon Programme Coordinator
Eliz Ozdemir
Senior Low Carbon Programme Coordinator
Eliz is a Senior Low Carbon Programme Coordinator within the Strategy & Policy team working closely with OGCI workstreams in the areas of methane, low emissions opportunities and natural climate solutions. Eliz joined OGCI as an intern after completing her MSc in Climate Change Management and Finance at Imperial College London. Prior to that, Eliz initiated a start-up producing and selling biodegradable and edible cups, which received sustainability and innovation awards.
Justine is a Low Carbon Program Coordinator in the Strategy and Policy team, working closely with the Nature Climate Solution Workstream, and Low Emissions Opportunities Workstream. Justine joined OGCI as an intern after graduating with an MSc in Climate Change, Management, and Finance from Imperial College Business School and BEng in Sustainable Energy Engineering from Queen Mary University of London.
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Lauren Ward
Low Carbon Project Coordinator
Lauren Ward
Low Carbon Project Coordinator
Lauren is a Low Carbon Project Coordinator in the Strategy and Policy team, working closely with the Role of Gas Workstream, Low Emissions Opportunities Workstream and Reporting Task Force. Lauren joined OGCI as an intern after graduating with an MSc in Management and Sustainability from the University of Bath and BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
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Michaël Chin
Low Carbon Programme Coordinator – CCUS and Energy Efficiency
Michaël Chin
Low Carbon Programme Coordinator – CCUS and Energy Efficiency
As Low Carbon Programme Co-ordinator in the Strategy & Policy team, Michaël is working closely with the CCUS Workstream and the Energy Efficiency in Industry Workstream, managing day-to-day activities and ensuring delivery of the workplan. Prior to joining OGCI and doing his master’s degree, Michaël worked a year as an ESG Analyst in the Finance Industry in France.
Michaël holds a Master of Science in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College and a Master of Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.
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Nirvasen Moonsamy
Project Manager, CCUS
Nirvasen Moonsamy
Project Manager, CCUS
Nirvasen has over 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, and lived and worked in South America, China, Southern Africa, the Middle East, Russia, India and the United Kingdom. He has a high level of technical and commercial expertise across the hydrocarbon value chain from upstream subsurface characterisation, production and CO2 storage to downstream technical refinery and petrochemical engineering design, operation and product marketing. He has an MBA, a Master’s in Petroleum Geophysics and degrees in Engineering Management and Chemical Engineering.
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Pietro Mezzano
Project Manager
Pietro Mezzano
Project Manager
Pietro is a Project Manager within the Strategy & Policy team. Prior to joining OGCI, Pietro worked for a major utility company developing and building hydropower plants and wind farms projects in Europe. Pietro holds a MSc in “Climate Change & Finance” with Distinction from Imperial College London Business School and a MSc in “Civil Engineering – Structural Design” from Imperial College London.
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Our Climate Investments Team
Our people bring industry experience and expertise to deliver the most impactful outcomes
Dr Pratima Rangarajan
CEO, OGCI Climate Investments
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.
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Cindi Bough
Managing Director, Ventures Europe
Cindi Bough
Managing Director, Ventures Europe
Cindi is the Managing Director of Ventures at OGCI Climate Investments. She joins us from TotalEnergies Ventures, the venture capital arm of TotalEnergies, where she led the Ventures team in San Francisco from 2021, and led the European Ventures team in Paris for the 4 years before. Prior to TotalEnergies, Cindi was a senior director at SunPower, a startup CEO of vehicle electrification company, and an investment banker at JPMorgan and Stephens. Cindi is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, University of Queensland and Rice University.
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Iain Fergusson
General Counsel
Iain Fergusson
General Counsel
Prior to joining OGCI Climate Investments Iain worked in private practice as a commercial lawyer. Iain worked with Freshfields in London and Moscow on banking transactions and with BG in Kazakhstan before founding, and leading for over twenty years, a successful boutique energy law firm specialising in investor-state transactions and the resolution of disputes in the upstream oil and gas sector. Iain has been practising law since 1990 and holds an MA in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and a Masters in European Law from the London School of Economics.
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Joshua Haacker
Chief Investment Officer
Joshua Haacker
Chief Investment Officer
As Chief Investment Officer for OGCI Climate Investments, Josh Haacker is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the overall OGCI investment function including the Ventures, Projects and Technology teams. Josh’s investment experience in the climate sector spans technology, growth and projects, as Managing Director with private equity firm US Renewables Group, CIO of a water sector-focused family office, and Managing Partner of his own firm, Muldrow Partners. Earlier career assignments included project development, financing, and operations roles with AES Corporation, Rocky Mountain Institute and Procter & Gamble. Josh holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Matthew Harwood
Chief Strategy Officer
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.
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David Horsup
Managing Director, Technology
David Horsup
Managing Director, Technology
As Managing Director Technology for OGCI Climate Investments, David Horsup leads all aspects of due diligence on investment opportunities, and the technology assessment of strategic areas that present investment opportunities for Climate Investments to deliver significant decarbonization impact. Prior to joining Climate Investments, David worked with ChampionX, an oilfield service company, leading the External Technology and Strategy operation, driving innovation through third party collaborations. David also led the development and execution of the corporate ESG strategy. During his 30-year career he has led global R&D teams and worked with many major oil and gas stakeholders to commercialize high-impact new technologies. David holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry and a B.Sc in Chemistry.
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Roger Humphreville
Vice President Stakeholder Management
Roger Humphreville
Vice President Stakeholder Management
As Vice President Stakeholder Management for OGCI Climate Investments, Roger Humphreville is responsible for ensuring all partnerships are backed up with the insight and process needed to make their goals a reality. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Roger worked globally with Amoco and then BP in a variety of technical and management positions in exploration and production, commercial and technology teams. These included Head of the Chief Scientist’s Office, Director of Upstream Technology Integration, Senior Director of Government Affairs and VP, Exploration. Roger holds an M.B.A. and M.Sc. in Geology, and is a Certified Petroleum Geologist.
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James Mackey
Managing Director, Project Capital
James Mackey
Managing Director, Project Capital
James Mackey is the Managing Director of Project Capital for OGCI Climate Investments. He leads the team responsible for investing in projects that capture, recycle and store greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial facilities. Before joining Climate Investments, James was Senior Vice President of Finance for Apex Clean Energy, a leading developer of wind and solar generation facilities in North America. He was previously Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for NextEra Energy Resources and has held senior commercial roles with Dynegy, J.P. Morgan and Duke Energy. James holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a BA in Economics from Trinity College – Hartford, Connecticut.
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Amanda McCrystal
Chief Marketing Officer
Amanda McCrystal
Chief Marketing Officer
As Chief Marketing Officer for OGCI Climate Investments, Amanda McCrystal is responsible for leading and implementing our global marketing and communications initiatives to underpin CI’s goals and support our portfolio companies. She provides additional support as required to OGCI. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Amanda led global marketing and communications for Pantheon, a global private markets investor, for nine years and previous to that worked at HarbourVest Partners LLC in strategy development, investor relations and communications. Amanda holds a B.A. in Politics.
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Andrew Row
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Andrew Row
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Andrew Row is the Chief Financial & Operations Officer for OGCI Climate Investments. Prior to being seconded to Climate Investments, Andrew worked for BP as the Global Performance Director for the Lubricants business and has previously been the Finance Director for operating units in Europe & Africa and the Industrial, Marine and Energy businesses. Andrew has over 30 years’ experience in a wide range of roles, from external audit with EY, through operational, commercial and group finance roles with Burmah Castrol plc and BP. He is a First Class honours graduate from University of East Anglia and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Avi Sahi
Chief Commercialization Officer
Avi Sahi
Chief Commercialization Officer
In his role of Chief Commercialization Officer, Avi is responsible for partnering with OGCI Climate Investments’ current and future portfolio company leadership teams to drive accelerated growth and value creation.
Prior to joining OGCI Climate Investments, Avi worked at Anthem, Inc. as Chief Strategy Officer of the Diversified Business Group. Previous roles included VP, Innovation & Digital Transformation at Johnson Controls, and Partner, Sustainable Investments & Strategic Innovation at NIKE. Earlier in his career, Avi was VP, Private Equity, Renewable Energy Technology at Perseus, LLC, a $2.5B buyout fund. He previously worked as an Associate in the Cleantech Investment Banking group at SG Cowen & Co.
Avi earned an MBA from Georgetown University and a BSc in Finance from Rutgers University.
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Marc van den Berg
Managing Director, Ventures
Marc van den Berg
Managing Director, Ventures
Marc is the Managing Director of Ventures at OGCI Climate Investments Venture Capital arm. He leads the team responsible for investing in ventures that demonstrate the potential to enable significant carbon reduction impact. Prior to OGCI, Marc held investment roles at 40 North Ventures, DBL Partners and VantagePoint Venture Partners through the past two decades. In those roles, Marc focused on energy, energy efficiency and industrial investing in support of sustainability initiatives. Prior to his venture capital career Marc spent 25 years in both venture-backed startups and multi-national public companies in Silicon Valley and abroad.
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Armen Abazajian
Technology Principal
Armen Abazajian
Technology Principal
As Technology Principal for OGCI Climate Investments, Armen Abazajian is responsible for technical evaluation of project and venture investment opportunities and for technical support of portfolio companies. Prior to joining Climate Investments, over his 34-year career Armen held various positions as Group Manager at Advisian, Chief Process Engineer at Worley, Vice President Technology Development for a technology startup, Managing Director at three other startups, Senior Engineer at Syntroleum, R&D Manager at Albemarle and Manager – Technical Support of Operations at Ethyl. Armen has filed for 22 patents, has been granted 12 and has authored 14 articles. Armen holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston.
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Benjamin Haag
Technology Director
Benjamin Haag
Technology Director
Dr Ben Haag´s role as Technology Director at OGCI Climate Investments is key to identifying and evaluating innovative, low-emissions technologies. Ben holds a PhD and his background is in chemical industries.
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Brian Redick
Commercialization Associate
Brian Redick
Commercialization Associate
Brian Redick is an Associate in OGCI Climate Investments’ Commercialization group, where he partners with portfolio companies to accelerate adoption of new technologies and drive accelerated growth.
Prior to joining OGCI Climate Investments, Brian was a field-based petroleum engineer responsible for multiple US, onshore assets at Grizzly Energy. Brian developed and led a decarbonization strategy while at Grizzly. Brian holds an MS in Petroleum Engineering (Texas A&M) and a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Johns Hopkins University).
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Chris Walshe
Financial Controller
Chris Walshe
Finacial Controller
In his position as Financial Controller of OGCI Climate Investments, Chris is responsible for all day-to-day aspects of the finance operations and managing and ensuring that all finance processes run smoothly. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Chris worked as the Head of Finance for a private upstream oil and gas company with full life cycle assets in West Africa and spent two years with a boutique corporate finance firm in Dublin, specialising in sell-side transactions private capital raisings. Chris qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG Dublin and has completed level one of the CFA charter exams.
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Daniel Palmer
Commercialization Director
Daniel Palmer
Commercialization Director
Daniel Palmer leads technology deployment and commercialization at OGCI Climate Investments. In this role, he works to accelerate the adoption of new technologies to reduce GHG emissions in the oil and gas industry. Daniel is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Cambridge and attended Heriot-Watt University for post-graduate studies in petroleum engineering.
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Danielle Andrews
Business Development Coordinator
Danielle Andrews
Business Development Coordinator
As Business Development Coordinator for OGCI Climate Investments, Danielle Andrews is responsible for producing, organizing, and maintaining reports for the Projects team. Danielle has over 10 years of experience in Oil and Gas and telecommunications. Danielle served as a Project Coordinator for Oceaneering International Inc. and Crown Castle International, where her responsibilities include processing accounts receivables and payables, creating and issuing contracts, as well as proposals for data communication work, and evaluating bids for telecommunication contractors.
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Ekaterina Plotnitskaya
Investment Associate
Ekaterina Plotnitskaya
Investment Associate
Ekaterina joined OGCI Climate Investments as an Investment Associate in 2022. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Ekaterina was an Analyst at TotalEnergies Ventures, the venture capital arm of TotalEnergies. Ekaterina started her career in Risk at Goldman Sachs.
Ekaterina holds a Master in Management (MiM) from HEC Paris and a Master of Management Studies (MMS) in Global Business and Society from Yale SOM.
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Emma Broad
Executive Assistant
Emma Broad
Executive Assistant
With 5 years experience as a PA within the investment sector; Emma joined OGCI Climate Investments in 2019 as Assistant to the Leadership Team. Emma holds a BA in Business management and is a member of the British Institute of Facilities Management. With a background in people management and quality customer service she laid a strong foundation for her valued client centric approach. Her expertise in supporting an eclectic range of personalities; Emma prides herself on providing a personalised approach to the individuals she supports.
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Felicity O’Kelly
Investment Principal, Ventures
Felicity O’Kelly
Investment Principal, Ventures
Felicity joined OGCI Climate Investments in 2019. As an Associate within the Ventures team, she leads and assist on commercial transactions. Prior to joining Climate Investments, she co-founded a cleantech start-up focused on urban air pollution. Felicity holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College.
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Hannah-Mei Andrews
Investment Principal, Ventures
Hannah-Mei Andrews
Investment Principal
As an Investment Principal, Hannah-Mei’s responsibilities include deal origination and execution, and supporting Climate Investments’ portfolio companies. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Hannah-Mei worked in a variety of commercial roles in government cybersecurity and defence. She has an MA(Hons) from the University of St Andrews.
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Jason Dela Cruz
Marketing and Communications Manager
Jason Dela Cruz
Marketing and Communications Manager
As the multimedia marketing and communications manager, Jason manages and assist in all the marketing and communications across OGCI and OGCI Climate Investments. Since joining the company, he has successfully developed and introduced new initiatives that fully promotes the Climate Investments’ portfolio and strengthen the overall OGCI brand.
Jason has over ten years of experience in practice across various industries like the built environment, professional services, tech start-ups and broadcast media. He holds a BA in Communication Arts and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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Joey Bernica
Investment Principal, Projects
Joey Bernica
Investment Principal, Projects
Joey joined OGCI Climate Investments as an Investment Principal in 2021. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Joey was Vice President of Business Development at TRP Energy where he was responsible for acquisitions and asset management.
Previously, Joey worked on the Global Business Development team at Murphy Oil and the Applied Reservoir Engineering team at ConocoPhillips. Joey holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.B.A. from Rice University, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
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Jonathan Yellen
Investment Director
Jonathan Yellen
Investment Director
Jon Yellen is an Investment Director at OGCI Climate Investments, where he is responsible for investing in businesses and assets that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He brings to Climate Investments more than 25 years of experience raising and deploying capital and providing strategic advice for infrastructure projects and their owners. Having completed transactions valued in excess of $50 billion at Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, and Coady Diemar Partners, a significant focus throughout his career has been on energy transition companies, including those employing new technologies and business models. Prior to working in financial services, Jon was an infantry officer in the US Marine Corps. He received an AB in economics and Japanese from the University of Michigan and an MBA in finance and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Juan Higuera
Investment Principal, Projects
Juan Higuera
Investment Principal, Projects
Juan joined OGCI Climate Investments as an Investment Principal in 2021. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Juan was a Vice President at Macquarie Capital where he mainly focused on principal investments in energy and infrastructure. Previously, he was a Vice President of investment banking at J.P. Morgan covering clients in the energy industry and a Manager at Power Costs, Inc. providing consulting services in the power sector. Juan holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, an MS in Industrial Engineering from The University of Oklahoma, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander.
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Kimberly Mar
Senior Investment Associate
Kimberly Mar
Senior Investment Associate
As Senior Investment Associate for OGCI Climate Investments, Kimberly Mar is responsible for deal execution for carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration and methane reduction projects. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Kimberly worked at a single-family office in Houston, TX focused on direct private investments in energy, data and technology, and industrial infrastructure projects. She also has experience in corporate finance for a private upstream oil & gas company, financial consulting, and commodities trading.
Kimberly holds an B.B.A. in Business Honors and Finance with a minor in Accounting and Management Information Systems from The University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Leo Csaky
Legal Director
Leo Csaky
Legal Director
Leo Csaky is the Legal Director at OGCI Climate Investments. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Leo worked at the Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil, advising on venture investments as well as cross-border M&A transactions. He was previously General Counsel at the financial services joint venture company iPSL, and has also worked in the insurance and technology sectors. Leo has been practicing law since 2001 and has an MBA from London Business School.
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Liz Platt
Strategy Associate
Liz Platt
Strategy Associate
As a Strategy Associate, Liz supports the strategic development of OGCI Climate Investments by identifying opportunities for our existing Catalyst Fund and for Climate Investments’ future activities. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Liz worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Johannesburg where she specialised in sustainability and ESG. Liz holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Economics from the University of Cape Town.
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Maria Vlachopoulou
Senior Technology Associate
Maria Vlachopoulou
Senior Technology Associate
Maria Vlachopoulou is a Senior Technology Associate for OGCI Climate Investments, where she works on the identification and technical evaluation of investment opportunities. Prior to joining the OGCI CI, Maria worked in various positions within the energy, and wider natural resources management space, with the most recent appointment being that of Energy Policy Advisor at the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute. Her knowledge and experience extend across engineering, finance, and policy, and their interface. Maria holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.
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Mike Bishop
Investment Director
Mike Bishop
Investment Director
Mike joined OGCI Climate Investments as an Investment Director in 2021. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Mike was a Principal at Spring Lane Capital, responsible for originating, executing and managing investments at the intersection of venture capital and distributed infrastructure in the energy, water, food and waste industries. Previously, Mike was a Vice President at Black Coral Capital, the direct investing arm of a family office making venture capital, growth equity and project finance investments across the cleantech sector. Mike started his career in investment banking, first with Lehman Brothers covering the real estate industry, then at Nomura in Sydney, Australia. Mike holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BBA from the University of Michigan.
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Rachel Clifford
Reward & HR Operations Manager
Rachel Clifford
Reward & HR Operations Manager
As Reward & HR Operations Manager for OGCI Climate Investments, Rachel Clifford is responsible for the management of global compensation and benefits and the management of all aspects of HR for UK and Europe. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Rachel worked in a number of different industries specialising in Reward, Payroll, HR Systems and HR Processes. Most recently these included Reward Director at Engie UK and Group Head of Reward at Spire Healthcare, a private hospital group in the UK.
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Rahima Begum
Financial Controller
Rahima Begum
Financial Controller
Rahima is the Financial Controller for OGCI Climate Investments. Prior to being seconded to OGCI Climate Investments, Rahima was a Manager at PwC in business advisory. Rahima is a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has over 9 years of experience in practice and client portfolio management.
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Richard Searle
Impact Associate
Richard Searle
Impact Associate
Richard leads the GHG impact analysis of the CI’s portfolio and potential investments. Richard holds an MSc. in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College London and has prior VC experience through an internship with a San Francisco based fund.
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Rick Cutright
Technology Director
Rick Cutright
Technology Director
As a Technology Director with OGCI Climate Investments, Rick Cutright supports and leads Climate Investments’ mission – creating positive outcomes in the reduction of climate change through the accelerated development, commercialization and deployment of advanced technologies. Before joining Climate Investments, Rick served as the Senior Director of Energy Storage for General Electric. In this role, he spearheaded the commercialization of grid-connected energy storage systems, including the launch of the world’s first hybrid power solutions for wind, solar and gas turbines. Rick previously served as the Director of Marketing & Strategy and Systems Engineering Manager with Plug Power, Inc, a developer of innovative hydrogen and fuel cells power solutions. Rick is a veteran of the United States Navy nuclear submarine program who holds an MBA and B.S. in Nuclear Engineering. In his spare time, he enjoys photography and supporting a variety of local children’s programs.
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Roslyn Goodhead
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Roslyn Goodhead
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Ros Goodhead has over 8 years of experience working as a Personal Assistant supporting industry leaders within the oil & gas and shipping industry. Her journey as a Personal Assistant has led to working at various destinations such as Sub Saharan Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
She joined OGCI Climate Investments in early 2018 and currently supports the CEO and VP, Stakeholder Management.
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Tarik Kamel
Investment Principal, Projects
Tarik Kamel
Investment Principal, Projects
As an Investment Principal for OGCI Climate Investments, Tarik is responsible for providing financial analysis and support to the CCUS projects team. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Tarik was Project Finance Director at Engie North America, supporting the utility scale renewables business. Tarik holds an M.B.A. and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a CFA charter holder.
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Will Rowley
Investment Analyst
Will Rowley
Investment Analyst
Will joined OGCI Climate Investments in 2023. Prior to joining Climate Investments, Will worked consulting various UK multinationals on collaborating and investing in enterprise software start-ups. Will holds an MA in Philosophy from St Andrews University and an MSc in Innovation and Management from Imperial College.
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Will Shimer
Business Development Manager
Will Shimer
Business Development Manager
Will Shimer is the Business Development Manager for OGCI Climate Investments. Will is responsible for identifying project investment opportunities in the CCUS and methane reduction sectors globally.