Clem Perry is the Global Lead for Clean Energy Supply at the WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition. In this role, Clem focuses on accelerating the deployment of clean energy systems globally by building catalytic partnerships with governments, industry, finance, and civil society. His work centers on enabling the scale-up of renewable energy, strengthening international cooperation, and aligning public and private actors to deliver secure, affordable, and sustainable energy transitions.

Prior to taking on this role, Clem was Director of Partnerships for the Food and Land Use Coalition at WRI, where he led engagement with partners across national and global food and land use systems to drive transformations that deliver better outcomes for people, nature, and the planet.

Before joining WRI, Clem spent over a decade in the UK Civil Service, most recently in the Cabinet Office where he led the launch of the Breakthrough Agenda for COP26. Previously, he was Head of Strategy for International Climate Finance, where he led on developing the UK government's strategy for £3.5 billion of climate mitigation spend in developing countries. Earlier in his career, Clem worked as a Senior Policy Adviser at Ofgem, the UK energy regulator; as a writer for an environmental journal; and — briefly — as a London bus driver while attempting to get a band off the ground (it never did).

Clem holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from the London School of Economics and an undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester. He lives with his partner and three children on the Devon–Cornwall border, where he is restoring 15 acres of farmland around a Victorian farmhouse that he eco-renovated. He enjoys music, nature, the outdoors, and travel.