Bringing Clarity to Complexity
I help deep-tech companies build confident governance, disciplined communication, and investor-ready strategies — turning science into scalable business. Calm decision-making, structured growth, and narrative alignment are at the core of how I work with boards.
Approach
How I add value in the boardroom
Governance with tempo
Set the rhythm that keeps boards focused: decision logs, KPIs and risk oversight that let founders run, not react.
Investor narrative alignment
Bridge technology and capital so every deck, update and conversation reinforces credibility and momentum.
From pilots to scale
Translate early traction into structure: customer validation, partner strategy and governance fit for Series A/B growth.
Strategic Communications
The message is part of the strategy
I turn complex technology and market dynamics into clear narratives that drive decisions. Board papers, investor letters, media, and policy engagement — each touchpoint builds credibility, reduces noise, and accelerates alignment.
It’s not just what we do — it’s how we explain it. The right story creates momentum with customers, partners, and capital.
Investor confidence
Consistent, evidence-led updates that show focus, progress, and runway — reducing ambiguity and improving quality of capital.
Board clarity
Concise decision memos that separate signal from noise: the choice, the trade-offs, the metrics that matter.
Market positioning
Own the category: articulate the problem, the wedge, and the path to leadership — then repeat it everywhere that counts.
Strategy
Choose where to win — and what to ignore
Focused ambition
Define the hill to take. Tighten scope, sequence milestones, and align resources so every move compounds.
Systems view
Connect technology, markets and capital. Pricing, partnerships, regulation and supply chains considered as one system.
Execution cadence
Turn strategy into rhythm: quarterly priorities, owner/metric pairs, and a board calendar that keeps the plan honest.
Experience
Deep-tech to market, with results
Element 2 — Hydrogen infrastructure
Founder/CEO. Built the UK’s first hydrogen refuelling network. £6.5m equity + £3m debt; mobile → permanent sites; senior team + board cadence.
Hydrogen · Infrastructure · Governance
Evove / G2O — Graphene water
Commercialised a Manchester spin-out; £4m Innovate UK + VC; pilots in desalination and aquaculture moving toward repeatable revenue.
Advanced materials · Water tech · Scale-up
Cientifica — Emerging tech to market
Built Europe’s first nanotech commercialisation platform; authored the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report (cited by NASA).
Spin-outs · Policy · Investor communication
Working together
Ways to engage
Chair / NED
Cadence, alignment and strategic investor comms. Typical commitment: 2–4 days / month.
Advisory sprint
6–8 week push to a funding or commercial milestone with clear deliverables and measurable outcomes.
Board narrative review
Independent assessment of strategy, governance and external messaging. Ideal before a raise or reset.
The best boards don’t add noise — they create rhythm.
Let’s bring structure, narrative and confidence to your next phase of growth.