
Matthew Harwood
Chief Strategy Officer, OGCI Climate Investments
Matthew Harwood is Chief Strategy Officer for Climate Investment where he is responsible for developing the firm’s strategy, for leading the measurement and reporting CI portfolios’ GHG emissions reduction progress and for Limited Partner engagement. Matthew joined Climate Investment in 2021 and is a Board member of CI portfolio companies, ICA-Finance and Econic Technologies.
Matthew brings extensive experience of both Energy and Climate through his 30 years working in Strategy, Sustainability and Operational roles. Before joining Climate Investment, Matthew led the development of the Energy Transition strategy at McDermott, delivered the divestment of Lummus Technology as part of the company’s restructuring, and the Hydrogen and Battery strategy at Johnson Matthey. Prior to those roles, Matthew was responsible launching businesses in Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture at Petrofac.
Matthew also spent time in strategy and M&A roles in Iberdrola with a strong focus on renewables and the energy supply business. Matthew has a PhD and Post Doctorate in Atmospheric Science and is a Chartered Engineer. Matthew is based in London.
Matthew will be the speaker at the “Tech Transformation Panel: Beyond the hype: Three tech trends poised to transform E&P operational capacity” at the World Energy Capital Assembly 2024 in London this November.