Dr Charlotte Kirk is a technology investor and operator specialising in the clean energy transition. She was previously Head of Technology at Fortescue Energy, leading strategy and investment for a $6.2 billion industrial electrification program across renewable generation, battery storage, transmission and zero-emission mining operations, whilst also developing a 2GW portfolio of renewable fuels projects. She subsequently launched and scaled European operations at Clean Energy Ventures, leading venture capital investments. She has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Oxford, where she was an Academic Scholar engineering new battery materials and renewable fuels.

She was also the first female in the British Army's infantry unit where she served for 5 years, and is a North Face-sponsored endurance athlete competing at World Championships across ultra-marathons, Ironman triathlons and cross-country skiing. She has set the Fastest Known Time running the 800 km Camino de Santiago, and ran the 4,500 km Pacific Crest Trail as 90 consecutive ultramarathons. She has also delivered clean energy, water & food projects across Malaysia, Uganda, Bolivia, Kenya & Indonesia. These experiences shape how she thinks about resilience, leadership and execution under pressure.