Work with me
I help boards, investors, founders and operators make better decisions when an emerging-technology challenge crosses commercial, technical, infrastructure and capital questions.
How I Help
I start with the decision, not a consulting package. You may be deciding whether to invest, how to move beyond a pilot, what the board should prioritise, where a strategy depends on weak assumptions, or how to explain a complex technology to customers, investors or policymakers.
I work at the point where technology, infrastructure, markets and capital meet. My role is to make uncertainty explicit, identify what must be true and help you decide what to do next.
Ways to work together
Advisory Engagements
I help leadership teams challenge strategy, identify the barrier controlling progress and turn a complex situation into clear choices.
This is useful when technical progress is real but commercial momentum is not, or when a high-value question crosses markets, policy, infrastructure and capital.
See how I think about Technology Commercialisation and Infrastructure Deployment Reality.
Board Roles
I bring founder, operator and commercialisation experience to boards navigating fundraising, scale-up, international expansion or strategic reset.
I help connect technology strategy, customer evidence, capital allocation and governance so the next board decision reduces the right uncertainty.
See my approach to Scale-Up Governance and Board Advisory for Industrial Technology.
Investor Due Diligence
I give investors, boards and corporate buyers an independent view of readiness, assumptions and deployment risk.
I test the technology, market, economics, manufacturing, infrastructure, regulation and capital plan as one investment system.
Related analysis: Global Semiconductor Clusters and Hydrogen Investment Opportunity 2026.
Hydrogen & Energy Transition
I help projects, operators and investors understand where hydrogen creates value and what has to align for deployment.
I pressure-test use cases, infrastructure, utilisation, fuel pathways, demand, policy and economics without starting from a predetermined technology answer.
Start with my Hydrogen & Energy Systems, Hydrogen Economics and UK Hydrogen Pricing analysis.
Speaking & Executive Briefings
I speak at conferences, investor events and leadership forums, and I brief boards and executive teams on commercially significant emerging technologies.
I focus on what matters to the audience: the economics, deployment barriers, strategic choices and likely consequences.
See Speaking & Media.
Strategic Projects
I take on focused projects where a decision needs evidence, independent challenge and a practical recommendation.
The output may be a market assessment, commercialisation roadmap, investment view, board workshop or strategic options paper. The scope stays tied to the decision.
Related analysis: UK Science Commercialisation and Deep-Tech Commercialisation.
Good starting questions
- Why is a promising technology not progressing beyond pilots?
- Is this investment case based on evidence or sector enthusiasm?
- What should the board demand before the next funding round?
- Which deployment barrier currently controls growth?
- How should a complex proposition be explained to decision-makers?
Relevant domains
- Hydrogen, energy transition and infrastructure
- Robotics, physical AI and industrial sensing
- Advanced materials, graphene and nanotechnology
- Water technologies and industrial systems
- Semiconductors, space and frontier technologies
Discuss the decision
What needs to be decided, and what evidence is missing?
Send me the problem, the decision and the timescale. I will tell you directly whether I can help and what a proportionate engagement would look like.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best first step?
Send me a concise description of the decision, challenge, timescale and stakeholders. I will use the first conversation to establish whether I can help and what a proportionate engagement would look like.
Can we begin with a short diagnostic?
Yes. I often begin with a focused diagnostic or decision workshop to identify the barrier controlling progress before we commit to a longer piece of work.
Do I work internationally?
Yes. I have advised on technical and M&A projects across Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
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