Julie Baddeley is Chair of Chapter Zero, the UK Directors’ Forum which has more than 2,700 members focused on climate action from the boardroom, and Chair of the Governing Board of the Climate Governance Initiative, which spans 71 countries. She has served on the boards of major organisations in the public and private sectors for more than 20 years.

Julie is director of FTSE 250 automotive supplier TI Fluid Systems plc, which is leading the transition to electric vehicles, Senior Independent Director of Marshall of Cambridge, and non-executive director of AIM-listed Ebiquity plc. She was previously Senior Independent Director of Greggs plc and Yorkshire Building Society, and Chair of global recruitment company Harvey Nash.

Julie leads a series of initiatives to help chairs and non-executive directors recognise the opportunities and risks of climate change to their organisations, and sees delivering a zero-carbon economy as the biggest challenge for business in her lifetime. She is a By-Fellow at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.