1. Describe yourself in three words

Committed; energetic; late.

2. What gets you up and into work in the morning?

The need to get kids onto the school doorstep before the door shuts – and a long-term commitment to the energy transition.

3. What was your first job?

Manning the cake till at Fortnum & Mason.

4. What has been your greatest challenge so far?

Balancing work life and personal life while enjoying both to the full.

5. How do you relax and unwind after a long day?

Reading, yoga, messing about in our tiny jungle garden.

6. What advice would you give now to your 10-year-old self?

The characteristics that mark you as weird now will be your superpowers (even if they still mark you as a bit weird).

7. What change would you like to see happen within the next 10 years?

A global, holistic approach to the energy transition.

8. What’s your best way to find inspiration when you’re feeling stuck or unmotivated?

At Ørsted I would walk around any location and stop to chat with people – I always came away with an insight, a joke, or having borrowed someone’s motivation.

9. Who has supported or inspired you along your career journey?

I’ve been so lucky to always have inspirational and generous male bosses – but Joan MacNaughton was my POWERful Women mentor nearly 10 years ago and I often think of her wisdom and perspective.

10. Why is the energy sector such an exciting place to work right now?

Because it’s at the intersection of geopolitics, the evolution of industry, social change and imagining a better future.

Olivia’s book recommendation:

‘How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk’ by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Everyone wants to be recognised, heard and understood at all ages and in every scenario – this shows you how to do it. Bonus points for the sibling version!