Adrian Del Maestro is the global director of research for PwC Strategy&. Aside from leading the firm’s in-house research capabilities, he is also responsible for thought leadership in energy. He has written a number of publications, ranging from the energy transition and electric vehicles to M&A trends in oil and gas and the application of digital technologies in upstream.

Prior to PwC he led the research functions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Ernst & Young. Adrian was also the Managing Director of a boutique energy consulting firm where he worked with the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond.

Adrian has a degree in French and Spanish from Southampton University and a Masters in International History from the London School of Economics.