London, England, United Kingdom
Chris worked in the City of London for 17 years for HSBC and Standard Charted Bank between 1994-2011 in a range of corporate , global markets and institutional banking roles. More latterly he was Head of Group Sustainability at Standard Chartered. In 2009 Chris was seconded by Standard Chartered to work at Clarence House for HRH The Prince of Wales where he held the position of COO of The Prince's Rainforest Project and Sustainable Development Advisor to The Offices and Household of HRH The Prince of Wales. Chris then spent two years at Management Consultant, Arthur D. Little where he led ADLs Sustainable Finance and ESG Risk Management team. Following this he left "employment" to pursue an entrepreneurial career developing and financing renewable energy project in Europe and Africa and working for a range of global south private equity firms on their ESG strategy. Since 2019 Chris has been a Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign Sustainable Finance at Bankers without Boundaries a social enterprise advisory firm powered by former investment bankers. Chris has served on a range of advisory boards during his career including currently serving of the Advisory Board of the Blue Bond Accelerator.
BwB, an innovator in finance, is a social enterprise powered by former investment bankers to assist high impact projects that benefit the environment and social good. BwB works with governments, institutions, cities and foundations to provide advisory and research services to mobilise private capital. Leads Sovereign finance business with a specialism in thematic debt and transactional structuring, investor engagement, fund governance and risk management.
The Blue Bond Accelerator (BBA) is global not-for-profit initiative dedicated to unlocking the potential of the blue bond market to finance ocean and coastal resilience. By combining technical assistance, market expertise, and risk mitigation strategies, we empower issuers, investors, and policymakers to develop financial solutions that protect and restore aquatic ecosystems.
Breed Energy is an energy solutions company providing a range of energy services across multiple disciplines into UK energy sectors including Registered Social Housing, Private Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Utility. Our team has extensive experience working with international manufacturing, engineering and delivery partners to develop and deliver complex residential, commercial and utility-scale energy projects.
Wensara Consulting is a boutique sustainable finance advisory company specialising in sustainability strategy related due diligence and reporting for the private equity and development finance community. The firm has conducted assignments across many African and Latin America countries from multiple sectors including telecoms, food, energy, manufacturing, education, media and advertising, financial institutions.
Power Capital is a boutique renewable energy and sustainable finance advisory, transactional structuring and development company specialising in investor and financing partners and technology selection. The company has worked across a range of renewables technologies including solar PV, CSP, HCPV, Wind, Biomass and in other clean technologies such as electric transportation. Collectively the principals in the firm have more than 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy and have worked on projects around the world with a total power production in excess of 1GW.