Dr. Sophie McComb is shareholder of Green Lizard Technologies (GLT), where she has worked alongside Abundia CTO Dr. Martin Atkins for the past 10 years. She has a passion for innovation and during this time has developed her experience in R&D, project management, partner engagement and business strategy. Dr. McComb has an excellent track record in gaining significant funding bids to date. She was awarded the Vice Chancellors Prize from Queens University Belfast for the pivotal role she played in securing significant funds to ensure the continuation of research across chemistry and engineering. She is both academically and commercially astute working at both university and start-up company levels. Dr. McComb has held leading positions across collaborative research projects with large multinational corporations, as well as managing multimillion-dollar projects with key stakeholders. She has been heavily involved in internal and external communications as well as presenting at large global conferences across Europe and Asia. Notably, she was selected as one of only three females in a 36-finalist line-up of CEOs and managing directors to pitch to more than 300 investors at a cleantech event held in London. Her last role with GLT involved building and maintaining new and existing relationships with key stakeholders across the supply chain as well as developing strategy and analyzing internal business decisions. Dr. McComb recently completed a Sustainable Business Strategy program at the Harvard business School online, which focused on purpose driven leadership to promote sustainable business practices throughout the organization. She also consulted for external organizations in developing and implementing new business models. She has a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Chemistry, as well as an MBA from Queens University Belfast.