Charlie is Chief Executive Officer at the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led cross-industry accelerator platform founded by some of the world’s leading chemical companies. GIC is focused on enabling new business models and investment in proof of concepts that drive net zero and circularity objectives. Charlie works closely with the CEO Advisory Board and Executive Committee, composed of c-suite leaders from GIC member companies, and he guides a team of partners and collaborators to drive projects from ideation to spin-off. Previously, Charlie was at the World Economic Forum, where he led the incubation and development of the Global Impact Coalition as a spin-off from the Low Carbon-Emitting Technologies (LCET) platform.

Prior to the Forum, Charlie spent over a decade in commodities trading and building successful startups within the energy and shipping spaces. One of these included setting up a global shipping oil waste collection and recycling business, aimed at increasing waste traceability and transparency standards. This successful business was active in 35 ports in 22 countries with a truly global sustainability footprint. Charlie has a BSc in Business from Imperial College London and a CFA Certificate in Investment Management.