Advisory Board

Mr Campbell is responsible for overseeing Electroflight’s overall technical strategy and new product development. His role ensures Electroflight remain at the forefront of the aviation electrification sector and continue to expand into new areas of innovation in new markets around the world.

Douglas has forged a reputation as one of the automotive and motorsport industries’ leading experts in the field of energy storage, having developed KERS for Formula 1 teams, battery systems for several high-profile automotive programs and for the FIA Formula E race series. His strong experience and expertise have transferred over to aviation and are ensuring Electroflight grow to the next level of commercial growth and technical innovation.

Stephen Gifford joined the Faraday Institution in March 2019. His focus is on making the organisation the go-to place for insights into the technological, economic and social benefits of batteries and electrical energy storage. He is developing techno-economic models of supply, demand and cost, covering both global and the UK markets.

Stephen has over 25 years of economics experience, including as the Chief Economist at Grant Thornton, the Director of Economics at the CBI and as a senior economist at KPMG, Oxford Economics and the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit. Prior to joining the Faraday Institution, Stephen was Head of Economic Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority, where he focused on the regulation of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and the development of the new runway at Heathrow. Stephen is currently a Commissioner in the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.

Stephen brings particular skills and expertise in economic policy, transport economics, infrastructure, market assessment and the role of the public sector. He has a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool and a MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.

Started automotive industry career in 1975 with Jaguar Cars in Coventry as a sponsored student-apprentice with the company while studying for mechanical Engineering degree at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University). Joined the Vehicle Research department of Product Engineering after graduation in 1979, and went on to develop the team that was responsible for the noise and vibration refinement of the all-new AJ6 engine and the XJ40 car - Jaguar’s first all-new vehicle in 30 years.

Subsequently spent significant time working in Far East and USA in technical and managerial consulting roles, mainly focused on NVH (Noise Vibration & Harshness) before diversifying into powertrain and other vehicle technologies, bringing me into contact with engineering teams for a wide range of mobility products.

Joining Tata Motors European Technical Centre in 2008, I spent 3 years based in Pune, India running the NVH team, later taking lead role as Programme Chief Engineer for several new vehicle projects delivered for Tata Motors based from the European Technical Centre at University of Warwick.

Now responsible for leading strategy and engineering development of low-carbon powertrain technologies (ICE/xEV) and early-stage vehicle attribute delivery for Tata Motors future passenger car product portfolio.

Peter B. Littlewood is Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. He served as the 13th Director of the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, after having served as the associate laboratory director of its Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate. He spent the previous 14 years at the University of Cambridge, where he last served as the head of the Cavendish Laboratory and the Department of Physics. Littlewood is internationally recognized for his research in a number of areas, including superconductivity, semiconductor optics, and magnetic materials. Littlewood holds a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences (physics) and a doctorate in physics, both from the University of Cambridge.

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