James Tilbury
InvestorDirector at EnergyLab · Director at EnergyLab Angels
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About
James Tilbury is a Partner at Linden Sustainability focused on climate reporting and disclosure. With over 15 years of experience in sustainability consulting, he has held roles at ERM, BCG, and EY, and co-founded EnergyLab and Impact Ventures. He holds a master's degree in environmental science from Oxford and an undergraduate degree in civil and environmental engineering, and has contributed to research on stranded assets and the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.
Experience
- Linden SustainabilityPartnercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Impact VenturesCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2021 — present
- ERMPartner2022 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Climate Change and Sustainability Specialist2021 — 2022Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- EnergyLabCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2021Greater Sydney Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupManagement Consultant2015 — 2016Sydney, Australia
- Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of OxfordResearcher2013Greater Oxford Area
- Ernst & YoungClimate Change and Sustainability Consultant2009 — 2010Brisbane, Australia
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Science (MSc) in Environmental Change and Management (ECM)
- QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Civil and Environmental
Skills & more
Impact InvestingSustainability ConsultingSustainability ReportingClimate Change
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Colleagues at EnergyLab
Adam Skan
Investment Manager @ Impact Ventures (Managing the Climate Solutions Accelerator Fund) at EnergyLab
Audun Fiskerud
Program Lead, Investment Ready Startups at EnergyLab
Beryl Visser
Program Lead - Accelerator & Angel Network at EnergyLab
Danny Kennedy
Director at EnergyLab
Derick Gyabeng
Program Lead, Supercharge Australia at EnergyLab
Kirk McDonald
Project Manager, Supercharge Australia (EnergyLab & New Energy Nexus Initiative) at EnergyLab
Lara Ruetsch
Program Lead, Early Stage Startups at EnergyLab
Linda Koschier
Advisor: Corporate Partnerships at EnergyLab
Frequently asked questions
- Where does James Tilbury work?
- James Tilbury is Director at EnergyLab.
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