Leadership team

Lucy Pearson

Executive Director, Climate Parliament

Lucy is the coordinator of the GGI Ecosystem and manages the initiatives engagement with Members of Parliament in Africa and South Asia

Marcus Stewart

GGI Lead, UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero

Marcus leads the Secretariat and overseas the work programme for the initiative across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe

Moeketsi Thobela

Chief Renewable Energy Investment Specialist, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) at African Development Bank

Moeketsi leads the GGI Africa Working Group, specifically focussed on progressing the ZiZaBoNa interconnectors project

Will Blyth

Senior Research Fellow, (Energy) UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Will is the technical and research lead for the initiative, coordinating the contributions of the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme

Andrew Flagg

Coordinator, Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA)

Andy leads GGI's engagement with energy regulators, overseeing a global programme on decarbonisation

Matthew David Wittenstein

Chief of Section, Energy Division, UNESCAP

Matt leads the GGI Asia-Pacific Working Group with a work programme focussed on the development and application of principles for interconnection and knowledge exchange for SIDS regulators

Georgie Skipper

International Faculty Fellow & Visiting Scholar, MIT Sloan School of Management

Georgie is a founding member of the GGI, contributing across the global work programme

Rob Cooke

Senior Policy Advisor, UK Department of Energy Security & Net Zero

Rob is the policy and engagement lead for the initiative