Climate Transition Summit
Beverley Gower-Jones OBE
Managing Partner, Clean Growth Fund
Beverley Gower-Jones is Managing Partner of Clean Growth Fund (2020), a £101 million venture capital fund which invests in the UK's most promising early stage cleantech companies that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She is also CEO of Carbon Limiting Technologies (2006), an incubation consultancy for early stage cleantech SMEs. Beverley is a thought leader in early stage cleantech investments and commercialisation, and specialises in accelerating innovation to market and scaling businesses. Her ambition is to create a better, more sustainable world and she firmly believes that this will be achieved through innovation playing a transformative role in the global economy. Beverley is an independent member of the cross-government Net Zero Innovation Board. In her early career, she was a founder and Vice President of Shell Technology Ventures and was instrumental in Shell’s technology venturing strategy. With over 30 years’ experience in the international energy sector, Beverley is a Fellow of the Energy Institute. She holds a BSc in Mining Geology from University College Cardiff.
Climate Change and the Urgency for Investment Action
22nd April | 13:10 - 13:50