Greg Jackson
CEO and founder / Octopus Energy
Greg Jackson is the CEO and founder of Octopus Energy, the new renewable energy provider that started in the UK and is now expanding globally.
Greg has built one of the fastest growing energy firms – Octopus, with just under 2 million clients is on track to join the group of the Big Six utility providers. The key to company’s success is “elec-tech” software allowing customers to use electricity at the lowest rates possible – and once actually paying consumers to use electricity when renewables generation reached record highs. Greg believes electricity is becoming a tech sector – and his company is at the forefront of the ‘digital revolution’ in the energy space.
Before founding Octopus Energy, Greg has been active in the start-up world both as an investor and manager. His most high-profile role include being a Non-Executive Director at Zopa between 2010 and 2018 and being the Chairman of Consultant Connect UK since 2015.
Greg Jackson read Economics at the University of Cambridge. He’s interest in ecology and climate started long before founding Octopus Energy - he joined Greenpeace at the age of 16.
The Kraken Wakes: Creating the Utility of the Future | Ep175: Greg J…
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