Harriet Austin

Chief of Staff

As Chief of Staff, Harriet’s role is to keep the business and its executive team laser-focused on the firm’s top priorities, amplify our impact with clients and staff, and translate ideas and strategies into concrete actions. Harriet’s superpowers influence almost every aspect of the business, from corporate strategy and operational efficiency to marketing and sales. Harriet is a master at influencing and engaging stakeholders and has a unique ability to ‘see round corners’. In addition to leading several cross-functional workstreams, she takes special responsibility for shaping the company’s people agenda. Harriet brings nearly two decades of experience in marketing, sales, finance, and executive assistant roles at C-level with organisations including BMW, Lenovo, and most recently ERM. At ERM, she spent 3½ years as a Senior Manager and EA to the Global Lead for Renewables, driving the commercial programme for one of the largest and most successful teams. Beyond her passion for accelerating the energy transition, Harriet loves all things equestrian and is known for making a mean margarita at CoralPoint team events.