30 April 2026: CISL has established a new Advisory Board to provide strategic insight, challenge and guidance, strengthening its work with industry, finance and government to support real‑world decision‑making and market change.
The Advisory Board will focus on helping the University, through CISL, accelerate economic and industrial transition to achieve more sustainable societies, and shape the collaborations and partnerships needed to drive market‑wide change.
Lindsay Hooper, CEO of CISL, said:
“CISL’s impact depends on our ability to connect rigorous thinking with real‑world decision‑making at scale. Our new Advisory Board brings together deep expertise and diverse perspectives that will both challenge and support us as we continue to evolve our role as a market‑shaping institute, ensuring we remain focused on the changes that matter most for business, finance, government and society.”
Professor Sharon Peacock CBE has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Board. She is Master of Churchill College, University of Cambridge, and is internationally recognised for her leadership across public health, science, governance and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Advisory Board members
Professor Sharon Peacock CBE (Chair), Master of Churchill College
Alexandra Innes, Non‑Executive Director, Bank of England; W1M Wealth Management; Securities Trust of Scotland; Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust
Brian E. Kurtz, Chair, Climate-Technology Association; Former Adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy
Dominic Christian, Chairman, Aon Reinsurance Solutions
Dorian Burton, Managing Partner, SRF Capital & SRF Impact
Guillaume Le Cunff, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé Europe
Helena Nonka, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Anglo American
Jasandra Nyker, Managing Partner, Saja Climate Partners
Nigel Topping CMG, Co-founder Ambition Loop; Chair, UK Climate Change Committee