About
Energy industry expert with 25 years of experience including senior roles at BP leading IP monetisation, scale-up and corporate venture activities, and has held NED and chair roles at deep-tech startups.
Experience
- DName-iT Holdings LtdChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- EMV Capital plcVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Luffy AIChairpersoncurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- EMMA AI (from Optimal Monitoring)Non Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Modern CeramicFoundercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- West Street PottersChairpersoncurrent2024 — present
- Form1 PartnersAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- VerdaneSenior Advisor2023 — 2025Greater London
- VerdaneIndependent Advisor2023London Area, United Kingdom
- UrbanVoltChairperson2023 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- bpVice President, Integration (Innovation), bp2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- ONYX InsightChair2021 — 2023Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
- STRYDENon Executive Director2019 — 2022
- LaunchpadOperating Partner2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- LYTTChair2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Fotech SolutionsChair2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- bpSenior Vice President, Launchpad & Ventures (interim), bp2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- bpChief Commercial Officer, Group Technology2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- bpVP Technology Management & Commercialisation, Upstream Technology2012 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- bpStrategy Advisor2009 — 2012
Education
- University of OxfordD.Phil., Bio-organic Chemistry1995 — 1998
- University of OxfordBA, Chemistry1991 — 1995
- West Street Pottery
Skills & more
Strategy22Commercial Deal Structuring1Business Development4Renewable Energy8Program Management1GasProject Management1Energy9PetroleumUpstreamOil/GasBusiness Strategy2
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Energy IndustryContract NegotiationInnovation ManagementInnovation DevelopmentLeadershipPeople ManagementEngaging PeoplePublic SpeakingStart-up VenturesStartup DevelopmentBusiness Growth StrategiesGrowth HackingFrom Stephen's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford687
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at bp42
Brittany de KouchkovskyDirector, University Relations at Osage University PartnersLord BrowneFormer BP CEO at Giant Ventures Global LlpKaty YoungChief Financial Officer at Prelude VenturesRama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAlistair OwenPrincipal at VentureFriendsDan McMurtrieGeneral Partner at Anchorless Bangladesh
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Also worked at STRYDE1
Colleagues at EMV Capital
Alpesh Anand
Salesforce Consultant & Administrator at EMV Capital
Anabela Tavares
Management Accountant at EMV Capital
Anesh Patel
Group Chief Financial Officer at EMV Capital
Charles Spicer
Non-Executive Chair at EMV Capital
Ed Hooper
Executive Director at EMV Capital
Hannah Jarvis
Financial Controller at EMV Capital
Harry Miller
Head of Research at EMV Capital
Ilian Iliev
Chief Executive Officer at EMV Capital