Lucy Shaw — Energy expert: investor, writer, convenor, speaker

LucyShaw

Energy expert: investor, writer, convenor, speaker

Advising investors, companies, and governments on the energy transition.

Lucy Shaw leads Gordon Management, an investment advisory firm focused on energy transition in the UK and Africa. She advises institutional investors, energy companies, and governments on clean energy investments, infrastructure strategy, and economic development.

Before founding Gordon Management, Lucy spent her career at Blackstone, the IFC (World Bank Group), BCG, and the United Nations.

She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School — graduating as a Baker Scholar — and an MPA/ID from Harvard Kennedy School as a Fulbright Scholar.

Before founding Gordon Management, Lucy spent her career at Blackstone, the IFC (World Bank Group), BCG, and the United Nations.

She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School — graduating as a Baker Scholar — and an MPA/ID from Harvard Kennedy School as a Fulbright Scholar.

What I do

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Fundraising Support

Helping energy and infrastructure companies find the right institutional investors and close capital raises.

Investment Due Diligence

Research and analysis for investors looking at energy transition assets in the UK and Africa.

Strategic Market Analysis

Making sense of energy policy, regulation, and market shifts so investors can act with confidence.

Convening

Bringing the right people together — connecting capital, companies and policymakers to unlock energy transition opportunities.

Policy Advisory

Working with governments on how to attract private capital to infrastructure investments.

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If you think I can help with your next project, get in touch

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Client list includes

Writing

Published articles and opinion pieces on energy, investment, and the transition.

LabourList

Labour must offer pride, not just employment, to former coal communities

1 November 2025

The Fabian Society

Cut to the quick - the government must invest more in short-term solutions to our energy crisis

29 October 2025

The Financial Times

On Stage &
On Air

SALT London 2025

London, UK · 2025

FT Sustainable Views Interview

Oxford, UK · 2025

AusIMM Australia Mining Week

Australia · 2025

Earth Set 2026 — The Coal Transition

Earth Set · 2026

Wales Investment Summit

Wales, UK · 2025

Fabian Women's with Marie Tidball MP

The Fabian Society · 2025

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Want me to speak to your organisation? Get in touch

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The book

Slow Burn: Why We Can't Quit Coal

How do you break addiction? The first step is admitting you have a problem. The world’s coal addiction costs 2.5 million lives each year from disease, adds billions of dollars to energy bills, and is the single largest contributor to climate change. From the pit worker at the coal face, to the person ordering cheap Chinese products on Amazon, we are all complicit in this health and environmental disaster. Many believe coal is a relic of a bygone era, yet in 2025 the world burned more than ever before. The question is, can we stop?

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Lucy unpacks the progress and pitfalls of the energy transition - investment, politics, and power in the UK and globally. Subscribe to receive weekly long-read analysis direct to your inbox.

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Lucy Shaw