Jan Svoboda - Energy Consultant & Advisor

Energy Professional with working knowledge of 6 languages and a focus on renewable energy, energy for development and energy access. MSc, Specialization: energy market analysis, energy regulation, project management.

I graduated from International Energy Markets and Policy at Sciences Po Paris, spent an exchange year abroad with the University of Bristol and their department of Geography as well as a semester in Morocco, studying renewable energy and Arabic.

Since my graduation, I have been involved in energy and risk management and policy analysis, working in Budapest and London, I have been leading a 3-year long project focusing on European carbon market, and I have been part of a team which was responsible for the supply of critical services to Syrian refugee camps, exploring off-grid renewable energy solutions. For the past 2 years, I have been based in Berlin, and as Energy and Sustainability Manager, I have been supporting companies in their decarbonization efforts. Recently, I have been working as an independent energy consultant and author, cooperating with organizations such as the European Commission and REN21, a Paris-based NGO.