Empowering early stage entrepreneurs with expert capital to tackle the climate crisis
Our team
The team combines deep expertise in clean tech innovation and early-stage investing. We are passionate about decarbonisation and creating tomorrow's climate tech leaders.
Clean Growth Fund
Founder & Managing Partner
Beverley was awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III in 2023 for services to Net Zero innovation. She is a NED and Chair of Investment Committee at Great British Energy and previously an independent member of the UK’s cross-government Net Zero Innovation Board chaired by the chief science advisor, Dame Angela McLean. Beverley is a Fellow of the Energy Institute. She holds a BSc in Mining Geology from University College Cardiff.
Investment Partner
Susannah has 25+ years' experience in environmental investing, start-up growth and finance across climate change and resource efficiency. She leads Seed and Series A investments into early-stage UK clean tech, with a sector focus on built environment, decarbonisation of heat, waste and circular economy. She was previously at Sustainable Ventures, Carbon Trust Enterprises, WRAP and HSBC. Susannah represents CGF across portfolio boards and industry advisory groups. She is committed to driving both climate impact and greater diversity in investment.
Investment Partner
Stephen has 20+ years of direct experience leading early-stage technology investments across Seed and Series A funding rounds, spanning diverse industries, technologies, and market verticals. He also has strong university technology transfer expertise and has held multiple operational roles in metals, semiconductors, and automotive sectors. A former chartered engineer (IOM3), Stephen worked in research, product, and process development roles. He holds a BEng (First Class) in Mechanical Design, Materials and Manufacture, plus a Doctorate in Materials Engineering.
Investment Partner
Sophie is a seasoned cleantech investor backing visionary founders from breakthrough technology to commercial success. She was previously Chief Investment Officer at bp Launchpad and led Partnerships and Innovation at bp Pulse EV charging infrastructure. A former General Partner at Iris Capital and Munich Re Ventures, her portfolio has delivered more than a dozen successful exits. Sophie holds an MSc from Télécom Paris and is an Oxford AI Programme alumna.
Chief Financial Officer
Gemma is Clean Growth Fund's CFO. She has over 15 years of accounting and finance experience across banking, asset management, and venture capital. A CPA Australia-qualified accountant, she started her career at PwC Hong Kong before moving to Seattle to work with BlackRock and Carta, where she administered and controlled funds for 30+ VC clients. Gemma was named one of 32 Pioneers in Private Markets (2025) for aligning financial operations with climate impact.
Head of Compliance
Maria is Head of Compliance at CGF and a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience supporting investment businesses and venture capital funds. She has served as UK Chief Risk Officer at SoftBank Vision Fund, Head of Risk & Compliance at Eight Roads Ventures, and earlier worked at Hermes Federated. Maria has overseen more than 100 global investments, strengthening governance and enabling sustainable, compliant growth. She holds a degree and Master’s (with distinction) from the London School of Economics.
Investment Manager
Connor focuses on investing in breakthrough technologies with the potential to meaningfully reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He has 7 years’ experience spanning innovation consulting, investment banking and venture capital. In his early career he has worked on a broad range of projects, including early-stage venture support programmes, pre-seed to Series B investing, and financing packages for multi-GW renewable energy generators. Connor holds degrees in sustainable energy and chemical engineering.
Investment Manager
Adelya is passionate about deploying capital into technologies that can accelerate industrial decarbonisation. With 15 years across corporate finance, energy traded markets and risk management, she has held senior roles at Alexa Capital leading capital raises and M&A mandates in energy transition, at Cargill structuring credit transactions in American power markets, and at EY New York advising on valuation and risk in banking capital markets. She holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a BSc in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.
Head of Investor Relations & Sustainability
Lauren leads CGF’s engagement with investors and is responsible for driving sustainability initiatives across the firm’s operations and portfolio. She has 25 years’ experience in institutional investing, pension funds and sustainability at Storebrand Asset Management UK, SKAGEN Funds, Schroders and Fidelity Investments. Lauren was named Professional Pensions ESG and Sustainability Woman of the Year 2025. She holds an MSc in Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy (Distinction, Best Thesis Award) from King’s College London, and a BSc in Mathematics from University of Leeds.
Investment Associate
Ben has a decade of experience working across climate tech entrepreneurship, early-stage venture investment and institutional portfolio management. He previously co-founded Solar Solutions and Shift Energy through Carbon13, one of Europe's leading climate tech venture builders, and advised endowment and foundation portfolios at Cambridge Associates. Ben holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.
Investment Analyst
Penny joined CGF’s investment team in 2025. She is a chemical engineer with 3 years' experience in industrial refrigeration and steel. Previously, she supported early-stage climate tech companies on their technoeconomic analyses in an advisory capacity. Penny holds a MPhil Bioscience Enterprise from Cambridge (UK) and a BEng Chemical and Process Engineering from New Zealand.
Marketing Manager
Lisa leads all communications for Clean Growth Fund, driving the fund's mission to connect with innovators across the UK. Prior to joining, she spent seven years at Emap heading up the marketing department, overseeing 20+ events across the UK and internationally, alongside a portfolio of digital products. Lisa's background spans both marketing and public relations, and she holds a degree from the US, where she studied on a tennis scholarship.
Carbon Limiting Technologies
CLT is an innovation consultancy committed to identifying and solving the most complex carbon challenges across the most vital sectors of the economy in the UK and internationally.
Chair of the Board
30+ years in consulting, growth strategy and corporate venturing. Previously MD at Strategos Europe and VP Strategy at Gemini Consulting. Chemistry from Oxford, MBA from INSEAD.
Chief Commercial Officer
20+ years in sustainability and cleantech. Led decarbonisation programmes in heat and hydrogen. Worked with Diageo, Nvidia and Virgin Group on operational decarbonisation across Nordics, Latin America, UK and US.
Chief Operations Officer
20+ years in business strategy, commercialisation and market development, including consulting at Booz Allen & Hamilton and extensive cleantech incubation support at CLT. Aeronautical Engineering degree and MA from Cambridge, MBA from INSEAD.
Advisory board
Our advisory board brings together leaders from venture capital, pensions, infrastructure, climate science and public policy.
Advisory Board Member
Robert has worked as CFO of technology start-ups since late 2018 and previously spent 20 years as a venture capital investor. Formerly Investment Partner at IP Group and Director at Touchstone (hardware and materials). Previously Director in the technology team at Nomura International. Trained electronics engineer at Pioneer Electronics Japan. Robert has an MBA from Insead and an Electrical Sciences degree from the University of Cambridge.
Advisory Board Member
Robert is a senior pension professional with 30 years of experience across diverse sectors, including outsourcing, financial services, and the public sector, brings a wealth of expertise to the table. 30 years in pensions across outsourcing, financial services and the public sector. Former CEO of the London Pensions Fund Authority, overseeing an £8bn fund with a strong focus on climate action and responsible investment. Regular speaker on governance, climate action and infrastructure investing.
Advisory Board Member
Gershon was formerly Global Head of Infrastructure Funds at Abrdn plc for 10 years, leading a $5bn platform of 10 unlisted funds. Previously Global Head of Project Finance at Lloyds Banking Group. NED at Semperian Holdings in the UK, and advisory board member of fund managers in Latin America and USA. Gershon served as a member of the UK Government’s National Infrastructure Plan Strategic Engagement Forum and represented business as part of B20/G20 task forces.
Advisory Board Member
Professor of Climate Science at University College London. Former Director of the Science Museum and British Antarctic Survey. Past President of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Distinguished Visiting Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. CBE 2003, Edinburgh Science Medal 2008.
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER
Alasdair sits on CGF’s Investment Committee. Director at Northstar Ventures leading technology investment activity. Previously with The Cambridge Gateway Fund, an early-stage technology and life sciences fund, and with Emerging Markets Credit Risk at CIBC World Markets Plc.
Advisory Board Member
Faith brings nearly three decades of experience advocating for a deeper understanding of systemic risks within finance and investment decision-making. Most recently Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Brunel Pension Partnership and Chair of the IIGCC. Founder and former co-chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative, currently Chair of the Working Group for Scaling Finance at the Transition Finance Council. Adviser to the Church of England National Investing Bodies, the ISSB Investor Advisory Group, and the LSE Grantham Institute's ATTENUATE project. Faith was awarded an MBE in 2025 for services to pensions and the environment.
Advisory Board Member
George has worked in the venture capital industry for over 15 years. Co-founder and Partner of the Angel Cofund, a £100m Government-backed fund co-investing with angels. Previously at Octopus Ventures for 9 years, founding and chairing the Venture Capital Trust Association. Former Business Development Director at NESTA Investments, Head of incubations programme for the University of Toronto’s Technology Transfer Office, and investment manager at Oxford Innovations.
