Chris Joly is a Petroleum Engineer with 37 years of technical, commercial and executive management experience gained with a number of international oil companies including Shell, BP and Vitol. Since retiring in 2016 to pursue new interests Chris has been investing and working in sustainable businesses, including renewable energy and the circular economy. He sits on the board of three start-up companies and mentors young entrepreneurs, also working as a STEM Ambassador lecturing astronomy in schools to encourage interest in STEM. Chris has been an active member of GAS for more than four years and manages the syndicate’s investment portfolio.