The NextLife team was founded by proven entrepreneurs who have built and scaled companies in the energy and infrastructure space - combining experience in energy, green finance, PE and M&A spanning start-up, scale-up and corporate.
Lord Smith of Kelvin
Chairman
Lord Smith KT CH is Chairman of the board of NextLife Energy Ltd.
Lord Smith has extensive UK and international board experience, previously as chair of IMI Plc, Forth Ports, British Business Bank, UK Green Investment Bank, Scottish Enterprise, Alliance Trust plc, Weir Group plc and Stakis plc. He has also held non-exec roles on the boards of 3i plc, Bank of Scotland plc, Network Rail.
He was knighted in 1999 and appointed to the House of Lords in 2008 as an independent cross-bench peer.
Matt Porter
Co-founder
Matt is a co-founder and director of NextLife and has more than 25 years of experience in renewable energy and private equity.
Previously, Matt was Head of Investment at Corio Generation and prior to Corio spent 10+ years at Green Investment Bank and Macquarie.
Max Gonella
Co-founder
Max is a co-founder and director of NextLife and brings more than 5 years of renewable energy investment experience in the UK.
Previously, Max was at Corio Generation and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group.
Max holds a First Class BSc in Economics from London School of Economics and a Masters in Finance from University of Cambridge.