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Our Advisory Board

A collective of industry and academic experts guiding our future focus.

Uniting pioneering academics and industry forces with the unparalleled expertise of Centrica leaders, our Advisory Board powers us with invaluable knowledge and experience to truly accelerate a new energy future.

Guiding our direction, they shape priorities and unlock opportunities - driving strategy and sharpening our focus to ensure our work delivers on our purpose and pushes the boundaries of what's possible.  

Meet the experts

Jane Goodland

Group Head of Sustainability, London Stock Exchange Group

Jane is a sustainability leader in financial services with almost 30 years’ experience in sustainable finance, responsible investment, public policy and communications in roles with Quilter, Willis Towers Watson, HSBC and Janus Henderson.

Currently Jane is the Group Head of Sustainability for London Stock Exchange Group. She was named in the Top 100 European CSO's in 2024. 

 

Pat Symonds

Executive Engineering Consultant, GPM Cadillac Formula Racing

Pat Symonds is a British Motor racing engineer. Having previously worked for Benetton, Renault, and Williams, he is the former Chief Technical Officer for Formula One. Pat is the current Executive Engineering Consultant for GPM Cadillac Formula Racing. 

Prof Peter Childs

Professorial Lead in Design Engineering, Imperial College London

Peter Childs FREng is the Professorial Lead in Design Engineering and was the founding Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. 

Allegra Stratton

Founder and Director, Zeroism

Allegra Stratton is the founder and director of Zeroism, a low carbon advisory consultancy, as well as a Non-Exec Director at the SaxaVord spaceport in Shetland.

Allegra worked during the pandemic in the UK government, first as Director of strategic communications at the Treasury, then as press secretary to the Prime Minister and in 2021 as the Prime Minister’s spokesperson for COP26. Before that, Allegra was a well-known broadcaster for the BBC & ITV. 

Dan Rosenfield

Managing Director, Centrica Business & Chair of Energised Futures Advisory Board

Currently Managing Director of Centrica Business and Chair of the Energised Futures Advisory Board. Dan previously held the positions of Chief of Staff at Downing Street and Head of Strategy at Centrica.  

Amanda Barker

Retail Chief Information Officer, Centrica Technology

Retail CIO at Centrica Technology, supporting all customer facing brands of British Gas, Bord Gáis, Dyno and PH Jones. An avid technologist, Amanda champions innovation across Centrica, inspiring teams across the business to adopt new and emerging technologies. 

Robert Booker

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Centrica

Centrica’s Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. With leadership experience in both global firms and start-ups, he brings expertise in HR and finance, and a passion for building businesses that have purpose.

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