Experience

Greenbackers Investment Capital

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Greenbackers is a specialist fintech firm focused on net-zero, climate and cleantech capital globally. Operating from Glasgow, London and Houston, our mission is to accelerate growth capital into investable technology businesses. A pioneer in the cleantech sector, Greenbackers have developed a AI enabled ‘capital conduit’, a digital deal room connecting private Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Funds, Impact funds and others to pre-screened, curated, investment-ready ventures. For Late… Show more Greenbackers is a specialist fintech firm focused on net-zero, climate and cleantech capital globally. Operating from Glasgow, London and Houston, our mission is to accelerate growth capital into investable technology businesses. A pioneer in the cleantech sector, Greenbackers have developed a AI enabled ‘capital conduit’, a digital deal room connecting private Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Funds, Impact funds and others to pre-screened, curated, investment-ready ventures. For Late Seed/Series A, B & C equity fundraises. Greenbackers has nearly 400 professional funds with, in-aggregate, $25billion in funds under management participating, enabling syndication and co-investment. Greenbackers addresses a gap in the market place for a whole-ecosystem funding approach, connecting early stage cleantech businesses to specialist funds and investors, We 'live and breathe' this sector. To learn more visit www.greenbackers.com. Show less Greenbackers is a specialist fintech firm focused on net-zero, climate and cleantech capital globally. Operating from Glasgow, London and Houston, our mission is to accelerate growth capital into investable technology businesses. A pioneer in the cleantech sector, Greenbackers have developed a AI enabled ‘capital conduit’, a digital deal room connecting private Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Funds, Impact funds and others to pre-screened, curated, investment-ready ventures. For Late… Show more Greenbackers is a specialist fintech firm focused on net-zero, climate and cleantech capital globally. Operating from Glasgow, London and Houston, our mission is to accelerate growth capital into investable technology businesses. A pioneer in the cleantech sector, Greenbackers have developed a AI enabled ‘capital conduit’, a digital deal room connecting private Venture Capital, Corporate Venture Funds, Impact funds and others to pre-screened, curated, investment-ready ventures. For Late Seed/Series A, B & C equity fundraises. Greenbackers has nearly 400 professional funds with, in-aggregate, $25billion in funds under management participating, enabling syndication and co-investment. Greenbackers addresses a gap in the market place for a whole-ecosystem funding approach, connecting early stage cleantech businesses to specialist funds and investors, We 'live and breathe' this sector. To learn more visit www.greenbackers.com. Show less



Maroon Invest Global

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Board of Advisors

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Maroon Invest Global is a private investment consortium of investors and innovators ~ investing in VC Funds; as well as, "amplifying" and scaling Pre-Seed to Series A ventures in the Health sector (addressing significant health inequalities and areas of traditional under-investment), and ventures delivering positive Environmental impact (incl. on Human Health); which are also led by diverse management teams. Maroon Invest Global is a private investment consortium of investors and innovators ~ investing in VC Funds; as well as, "amplifying" and scaling Pre-Seed to Series A ventures in the Health sector (addressing significant health inequalities and areas of traditional under-investment), and ventures delivering positive Environmental impact (incl. on Human Health); which are also led by diverse management teams.



Zero Carbon Capital Limited

• United Kingdom

• Fund Advisor

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  A new EIS fund to invest in early-stage companies on a mission to fix climate change through scientific innovation. We are looking for knowledge-intensive, hard-tech solutions that have the potential to make half gigaton-level reductions of CO2e at scale; and vision-aligned, ambitious teams to go with them. We can accelerate the zero carbon transition if we create technologies that are better and cheaper than fossil incumbents. A new EIS fund to invest in early-stage companies on a mission to fix climate change through scientific innovation. We are looking for knowledge-intensive, hard-tech solutions that have the potential to make half gigaton-level reductions of CO2e at scale; and vision-aligned, ambitious teams to go with them. We can accelerate the zero carbon transition if we create technologies that are better and cheaper than fossil incumbents.


Greenbackers Cleantech Fund
• Co-Founder and Investment Committee Chair

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

Our Power Community Benefit Society
• NxD, Main Board, Finance and Remunerations Committees

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

Aether Limited
• NxD, Board of Directors

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

ecoConnect CIC
• Chairman and Chief Executive

  • Nov 2009 - May 2017

Testing Circle Ltd
• Managing Director

  • Oct 2006 - Mar 2008

Intel Security
• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Regional Director EMEA

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

Netstore Plc
• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• VP - Group Sales

  • 2003 - 2004

Ericsson
• Sweden
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee
• Business Director - Global Accounts

  • 1999 - 2002

Worldcom/IDB Mobile
• Director – EMEA, WorldCom/IDB Mobile

  • 1994 - 1998

ABB Nera
• Venture Development Director

  • 1990 - 1994