Greg Jackson CBE
Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group
Greg Jackson CBE, Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, is a serial technology entrepreneur who brings deep experience scaling clean energy innovation and technology. In under 10 years he has grown Octopus from start-up to a global operator serving 10 million customers in 32 countries and managing a renewables portfolio of over $9.5bn. The company leads in heat pumps, EVs and charging: it is the UK’s largest heat pump installer and largest manufacturer, runs the country’s biggest EV-only leasing business and operates Electroverse, Europe’s largest EV charging network with access to over 1 million points worldwide.
Under his leadership, the Kraken technology platform underpinning Octopus Energy has been licensed to serve more than 70 million accounts worldwide and is now being de-merged from the group at a standalone valuation of $8.65bn. As a key thought leader in the UK on the energy transition and innovation, Greg has been named a Time 100 Climate Leader, awarded a CBE for services to the energy industry and serves as a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Cabinet Office.