Where does Luke Charbonnier-Bevan work?

Luke Charbonnier-Bevan is Senior Manager and Principal Deep Tech Consultant at Zinc.

Where did Luke Charbonnier-Bevan go to school?

Luke Charbonnier-Bevan studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Uncertainty in Energy and Climate Systems); Imperial College London (MSc, Sustainable Energy Futures); University of Oxford (Physics).

Luke Charbonnier-Bevan

Investor

Senior Manager and Principal Deep Tech Consultant at Zinc · Visiting Researcher at Imperial College London

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Holds a PhD on Uncertainty in Climate and Energy Systems from UCL, with experience across government science policy, climate finance and R&D investment strategy. At Zinc he specialises in deeptech and environment, investing in early-stage mission-driven companies.

Experience

ZincSenior Manager / Principalcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
ZincManager2023 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
ZincSenior Associate2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
ZincResearch Associate2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Imperial College LondonVisiting Researchercurrent2026 — present
Zinc Innovation PartnersManagercurrent2025 — present
Various StartupsBoard Observer2024 — 2025
FreelanceConsultant2022
UCL Consultants LtdConsultant2022
UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (University College London)Doctoral Researcher2017 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
Department of Health and Social CareResearch Analyst, Joint Biosecurity Centre2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
UCL Consultants LtdConsultant2019
Imperial College Business SchoolVisiting Researcher, Centre for Climate Finance & Investment2017 — 2018
Imperial College Business SchoolResearch Manager, Centre for Climate Finance and Investment2017London Area, United Kingdom
Imperial College LondonResearch Associate2016 — 2017
Imperial College LondonScottishPower Foundation Scholar, MSc Sustainable Energy Futures2015 — 2016
VisiongainEnergy Industry Analyst2014 — 2015
VisiongainEnergy Industry Intern2014
University of OxfordStudent (Physics)2011 — 2014

Skills & more

UncertaintyResearchMicrosoft Office17Teamwork14Microsoft Excel10Analysis13PowerPoint6Data Analysis8Microsoft Word8Customer Service2Economics4Market Research3

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Social MediaMatlabEnergyCPhysicsOil & GasPython (Programming Language)

Languages English · French

SPERO 2: Learn to turn an idea into an enterprise — UCL Innovation and Enterprise
SPERO 1: Develop entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and mindset — UCL Innovation and Enterprise

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Emilie Syed

Investment Principal at Zinc

Kate Hyslop

Head of Marketing at Zinc

Lily Mcfarlane

Partner, Product at Zinc

Frequently asked questions

Who is Luke Charbonnier-Bevan?: Holds a PhD on Uncertainty in Climate and Energy Systems from UCL, with experience across government science policy, climate finance and R&D investment strategy. At Zinc he specialises in deeptech and environment, investing in early-stage mission-driven companies.
Where does Luke Charbonnier-Bevan work?: Luke Charbonnier-Bevan is Senior Manager and Principal Deep Tech Consultant at Zinc.
Where did Luke Charbonnier-Bevan go to school?: Luke Charbonnier-Bevan studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Uncertainty in Energy and Climate Systems); Imperial College London (MSc, Sustainable Energy Futures); University of Oxford (Physics).

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