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Dave joined as ECCI's Executive Director in January 2020. He is also Professor of Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh and Director of Policy at ClimateXChange.

Ed has been Deputy Director of ECCI since 2012. He is also Dean, Edinburgh of the China-UK Low Carbon College.

Dan leads ClimateXChange, based at ECCI. He oversees its work to inform and underpin the policies required to deliver Scotland's low carbon ambitions.

Anne Marte manages the work ClimateXChange does on adapting to the impacts of climate change. She is also responsible for communications and improving knowledge exchange.

Jamie focuses on developing ECCI’s innovative low carbon projects and professional education programmes.

Ali supports the ECCI management team and oversees the day-to-day administration of the centre.

Lee keeps track of all ClimateXChange’s projects, finances and whereabouts. She also manages the organisation’s procurement and events.

Ciara manages ClimateXChange’s projects across energy, transport and the built environment, and leads on impact and annual reporting.

Annabel supports the delivery of ECCI’s communications strategy across media, digital, events and stakeholder engagement.

Lucy coordinates project management and administration and supports programme delivery. She is skilled in sustainability, business development, strategic and digital marketing and event management.

Andy promotes the wide range of external impact from research across the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences. He also builds links between geosciences researchers and ECCI’s networks.

Jenny joined the Sustainable Scotland Network team in August 2018. Before joining the team, Jenny was a Senior Policy Officer at the City of Edinburgh Council.

Sarah manages ClimateXChange’s land use, agriculture and forestry research projects, working closely with Scottish Government analytical services and policy development.

June joined ECCI in May 2018 to hep drive public sector action on climate change for the Sustainable Scotland Network.

Kristin supports ECCI’s innovation and administration teams, primarily working on our Climate-KIC programmes.

Gillian handles the finances for ECCI's EIT Climate-KIC projects, including monitoring, reporting, and audit preparation.

Shona manages ECCI's EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator start-up support programme, alongside other ECCI projects that support entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Catherine has extensive experience of working on climate and energy policy with governments and parliaments around the world.

Jo greets the circa 1,000 visitors who come through ECCI’s doors each month and answers phone and email inquiries.

Hester manages the Landscapes as Carbon Sinks project - a EIT Climate-KIC new initiative that aims to transform Scotland's landscapes from carbon sources to carbon sinks.

Laura is ECCI's main point of contact for event bookings and supports the administration teams with everything from budget management to contractual matters, reporting and booking travel.

Stuart is the primary point of contact for commercial engagement at the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences.

Kristina supports the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences with commercial activity related to space, data and satellites.

George joined ECCI in May 2018 to lead the Sustainable Scotland Network, Scotland's network for public sector action on climate change and sustainable development.

Claire works in ECCI’s innovation team helping to deliver a range of projects including Climate-KIC and SAGES.

Annie leads work in Scotland to develop a process to improve forest restoration supported by an innovative software platform.