About Jimmy

Spanning a career of over 25 years, Jimmy is an active strategist, innovator, and entrepreneur. He specializes in aligning corporate strategies with energy and climate outcomes, improving capital allocation decisions, and operationalizing strategic visions.

He serves as a non-executive director and board chair for the Center for Sustainable Energy, a San Diego-based non-profit that administers over $250 million in electric vehicle infrastructure and solar incentive programs across six US states. He also is the Venture Partner for ESG at Pi Labs, Europe's largest property technologies venture capital firm, a Managing Director at Conzense, a boutique sustainability consultancy, and a research associate at Oxford Net Zero, where he focuses on aligning financial, energy, and carbon accounting systems. He is also a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University and has served as a member of the Technical Committee on climate change at the GRI, the world's largest sustainability standard.

He holds degrees in material science and engineering from MIT and an MBA and PhD in sustainable finance from the University of Oxford. He lives in the UK.

Speaking Engagements

Keynotes

A sought-after speaker, Jimmy engages audiences on the future of energy, stimulates sustainability leadership, and inspires innovations that drive business transformations. Through stories and anecdotes he addresses topics of energy, entrepreneurship, and innovations leading to a future sustainable society. Select previous talks include:

• Ghosts of Customers Past, Present and Future: Transformations that await electric utilities
• Driven by Demand: How energy gets its power
• Innovations at the intersection of infrastructure

Podcast

Levers of Exchange

Jimmy hosts the Levers of Exchange podcast, helping individuals thrive by demystifying energy system complexities so that everyone feels empowered to participate in the new energy evolution.

Writings

A prolific author, his two books have been sold in over 25 countries and have guided students, executives, and business leaders on how to search for opportunities in the cleantech sector. Both are available on Amazon.

• The Corporate Energy Strategist's Handbook: Frameworks to achieve environmental sustainability and competitive advantage
• Driven by Demand: How Energy Gets its Power

Advisory

Jimmy and his partners at Inquisitive Partners advise sovereign wealth-owned assets, Fortune 500 companies, and major private entities on decarbonization strategy, energy infrastructure investment, and environmental thought leadership.