Senior-Associates

Thomas Verhagen has more than 15 years of experience in commercial banking, multi-sector innovation processes and sustainability issues. He is a freely established researcher, strategy consultant and project booster.

James is a sustainability strategist and systems thinker with a background of twenty-five years senior management experience in sustainable finance and business. He has provided leadership for organisations and projects and served on a wide range of business and charity boards and governing bodies.

David is an experienced leadership development expert, working with leaders and organisations globally. He utilises the latest brain science research to improve our understanding of leadership effectiveness. He applies a diverse suite of brain science based approaches to help leaders improve their influence and results. David is a director of First Ascent Group and Emergenetics UK. He is Head of Training at St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge, which was Europe’s first innovation hub. He sits on the National Council of the Institute of Directors.

Graduated Erasmus university 1973 (law), PHD Leyden University 1981, Attorney at Bar of Rotterdam until 1977, lecturer private law Leyden University until 1981, company lawyer Unilever 1982-1989, Professor Tilburg University 1989-1999 (as from 1997 part time) (civil and commercial law), Advocate-General at the Dutch Supreme Court (1997-2016), honorary professor Maastricht University 1999-2016, University of Amsterdam (2016-2018), University of Stellenbosch (as from 2016), Senior Fellow Global Justice Program Yale, Founder and honorary President of European Group on Tort Law, founder a

Dimitri Zenghelis is Special Advisor to the Wealth Economy project, which he also co-founded, centred at Cambridge University. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. He was until recently Head of Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE and Acting Chief Economist for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.

Anna brings 25 years’ experience leading sustainability, ESG and corporate affairs for multi-national listed companies, including BT Group and Japanese media giant, Dentsu. She has a proven track record of creating long-term business transformation programmes that embed sustainability at the heart of business, culture and operations. She is a member of faculty for the HRH Prince of Wales Business and Sustainability Programme and sits on the global advisory board.

Dr Rory Sullivan is the Co-Founder and Director of Chronos Sustainability, which focuses on delivering transformative, systemic change in the social and environmental performance of key industry sectors. He is also Expert Advisor to the Transition Pathway Initiative, Expert Advisor to the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, Senior Advisor to the Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century Project (PRI, UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation) and Strategic Advisor to Insight Investment.

Tara is Chief Sustainability Officer of Navico, a marine technology company.

Sarah Millar is an adviser on UK, EU and international environmental, climate and energy policy with over 15 years experience.

Paul Michael Pelken is an experienced registered architect, academic, and innovator with a consistent 20 year track record of award winning and patented developments in design, architecture, and engineering.