Energy expert: investor, writer, convenor, speaker
Lucy Shaw works on how to make energy cheaper and cleaner around the world. She leads Gordon Management, an investment firm focused on energy transition in the UK and Africa. She advises institutional investors, energy companies, and governments on energy deals and strategies.
Before founding Gordon Management, Lucy spent her career at Blackstone, the IFC (World Bank Group), BCG, and the United Nations. She has lived and worked on six continents and brings a global perspective to her work, bridging business and policy.
Lucy studied at Harvard Business School on a Fulbright Scholarship, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar in the top 5% of her class. She also studied a Masters in Public Administration majoring in International Development at Harvard Kennedy School. She holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Melbourne, where she was awarded a scholarship for the top 0.1% of Australian school graduates.
Lucy Shaw works on how to make energy cheaper and cleaner around the world. She leads Gordon Management, an investment firm focused on energy transition in the UK and Africa. She advises institutional investors, energy companies, and governments on energy deals and strategies.
Before founding Gordon Management, Lucy spent her career at Blackstone, the IFC (World Bank Group), BCG, and the United Nations. She has lived and worked on six continents and brings a global perspective to her work, bridging business and policy.
Lucy studied at Harvard Business School on a Fulbright Scholarship, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar in the top 5% of her class. She also studied a Masters in Public Administration majoring in International Development at Harvard Kennedy School. She holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Melbourne, where she was awarded a scholarship for the top 0.1% of Australian school graduates.
Lucy unpacks the progress and pitfalls of the energy transition - investment, politics, and power in the UK and globally.
Helping energy and infrastructure companies find the right institutional investors and close capital raises.
Research and analysis for investors looking at energy transition assets in the UK and Africa.
Making sense of energy policy, regulation, and market shifts so investors can act with confidence.
Bringing the right people together — connecting capital, companies and policymakers to unlock energy transition opportunities.
Working with governments on how to attract private capital to infrastructure investments.
Published articles and opinion pieces on energy, investment, and the transition.
Join us — Dr Charlotte Kirk and Lucy Shaw — as we dive into the tech, finance and politics powering the energy transition each week.
Rare-earths leverage from Trump's China trip, US electricity-market reform proposals, and where China's EV market is heading next.
May 14, 2026 · 43 minDistributed energy resources, virtual power plants, and the UK's cost-reduction agenda for a renewable-led grid.
May 3, 2026 · 43 minCoal demand data, rising mining costs, green steel financing, and how geopolitics shapes industrial investment decisions.
Apr 26, 2026 · 37 minPeak Energy's sodium-ion commercialisation, Zenobē's electric trucking play, and Ascend Elements' recycling bankruptcy.
Apr 15, 2026 · 42 min
In 2025 the world burned more coal than ever before. Far from a relic of a bygone era, coal powers a third of the modern electricity grid and is a primary input into steelmaking and industrial processes. With the development of clean energy technologies and pressure from climate activists, is this the end of the road for coal?
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Energy expert: investor, writer, convenor, speaker