Senior-Associates

Fiona Cannon was most recently Group Sustainable Business Director at Lloyds Banking Group leading the Group’s work on Purpose, Social Sustainability, Responsible Business and Inclusion and Diversity as well as ESG reporting. She is currently the Chair of Surviving Economic Abuse, the only UK Charity raising awareness of economic abuse.

Oliver Balch is a Writer and Journalist specialising in sustainability and the role of business in society. He is a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Times, Reuters, and The Financial Times, among other publications. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University in Anthropology and Latin American Studies, with a focus on the role of sustainability in foreign direct investment. He is the author of books about South America, India, and Wales /Faber & Faber).

Dr Bojun Wang is the Manager of net-zero transition modeling at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) based in Geneva, Switzerland. Bojun is leading the development of IATA’s net zero model and academic collaborations to support the aviation sector to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Simon is an experienced sustainability professional with over fifteen years' experience helping financial institutions understand and manage risks and opportunities to sustainable development presented by their client portfolios and operations. He has a strong track record of building coalitions, including in his prior roles as Chair of the Net Zero Banking Alliance and University of Cambridge Banking Environment Initiative.

Annelisa has more than 20 years’ experience of advising companies and civil society on business risks associated with the loss of nature and approaches to managing them. She started her career as a financial accountant and sustainability consultant at KPMG before moving to leadership positions in environmental organisations, Fauna & Flora International and UNEP-WCMC.

Thomas Lingard is CEO of the Centre for Future Generations, an independent think and do tank created to help decision makers anticipate and govern rapid technological change.  Prior to joining CFG, Thomas had a long career with the global consumer goods company, Unilever, across IT, Finance, Public Affairs, Communications, Advocacy, Strategy and Sustainability.

Tim’s purpose is “to nurture deeply human possibilities”. Tim has over 20 years experience of developing effective leaders, teams and organisations, as a coach, facilitator and business leader. Tim has experience coaching and developing C-Suite and senior leaders in technology, consumer products, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and professional services, ranging from mid-size firms to FTSE 100 scale organisations. 
 

Dr Paul Pritchard has wide experience in corporate sustainability with a focus on risk management and financial services. While at RSA Insurance Group he initially supported the investment function, later becoming Group Environmental Adviser. He now works as an independent consultant including providing scenario analysis support to a range of organisations, serving on Aviva’s external expert climate risk panel, authoring the BSI/BEIS Sustainable Finance Framework Guide (PAS7340) and joint authoring a guide to TCFD.

Dr Halid Abu-Bakar is a Senior Associate and academic supervisor at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, where he supports executive learners on the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business.

Dr. Rick (Richard) Manlove is an experienced, semi-retired business leader and consultant from the life-sciences / agriculture sector, now focusing on education and coaching for a sustainable future. He is educated in biological sciences and holds a Ph.D in plant population dynamics from the University of Liverpool.