Advisory Board
Terms of reference
The Advisory Board meet formally once a year but are encouraged to work closely with the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London between meetings.
The main role of the Board is to:
Advise on strategic direction of the Institutes and priorities and gaps in programmes;
Provide insights on the climate scene and key developments and events based on individual member’s knowledge;
Give advice on the priority issues on which to engage and how best might the Institutes exert influence;
Act as ambassadors for the Institutes at the national and international level;
Propose funding opportunities which the Institutes should pursue and advice on how to realise those potential opportunities;
Members will serve for a period of four years, renewable once.
Membership
Current members are:
Jeremy Grantham, Donor, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Hannelore Grantham, Donor, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
And (listed alphabetically by surname):
Declan Conway, Research Director, Grantham Research Institute, LSE
Tamsin Cooper, Strategy Director, Green Alliance
Juliet Davenport, Founder and CEO of Good Energy
Professor Ottmar Edenhofer, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Prof Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South, University of Amsterdam
Prof Jo Haigh, Distinguished Research Fellow, ICL
Professor Simon Hix, Pro-Director for Research, LSE
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, Chair, Grantham Institute, ICL
Emma Howard-Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency
Professor Nick Jennings, Vice Provost for Research, ICL
Sam Lee, Imperial College Union, Deputy President (Finance and Services), ICL
Dr Gerard Lyons, Economic Adviser, Mayor of London Office
Joan Macnaughton, Chair of The Climate Group
Jennifer Morgan, Co-Executive Director, Greenpeace
Ramsay Ravenel, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Professor Judith Rees, Vice Chair, GRI, LSE
Professor Lord Martin Rees OM PRS, Master of Trinity, University of Cambridge
Mr Carter Roberts, President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund
Professor Martin Siegert, Director, Grantham Institute, ICL
Mr James Smith, Chairman, The Carbon Trust
Prof. Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair, GRI, LSE
Mr Marc Stuart, Private Equity Investor, Allotrope Ventures, East Bay, CA
Sir Richard Sykes, Chairman of the Royal Institution and Imperial College Healthcare, and Chancellor of Brunel University
Richard Templar, Grantham Director of Innovation, ICL
Nigel Topping, Executive Director, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Professor Ralf Toumi, Co-Director, Grantham Institute, ICL
Sophie Trott (LSE Student Union, Environment and Ethics Officer)
Dr Paul Woolley, Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality, LSE
Michaela Wright, Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC UK