Will Dawson
Principal Sustainability Advisor
w.dawson@forumforthefuture.org
(0)7824 692 149
Sectors : Energy, Finance,
Background
Finance and Energy Hubs; Developing new and improved ways of investing in sustainable outcomes, particularly how we use, generate and own energy.
I joined Forum in 2007. At the time, I was still at Imperial College writing my PhD thesis on designing localised investment funds following a stint in the European Commission, where I realised just how true 'Yes, Minister' is. It was a risk to start work before I'd finished but I'd met Alice Chapple at a EU conference in Poznan in Poland a few months before, we got chatting about putting the world to rights and a couple of drinks later, I was hooked! I knew this was a unique place to be: positive, collaborative, non-profit, values-led, fun, working on finance, so I applied. The best bit of my job is the diversity. I get into 'the real world' and stir up the status quo, such as launching the Refit West CIC, supporting new funds for community-owned energy. At the same time, I’m working with international banks and insurance companies on how to create a sustainable global economy. Brilliant!
What would your dream Forum project be?
The Second Generation Fund: creating a multibillion dollar fund that invested now purely in the interests of people to be born in the 2040s.
What floats your boat outside work?
Blasting an old BMW motorbike round country roads (my eco-sin), falling off surfboards and doing up our first house with my partner.
