Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley is the Director for Sustainability and Innovation at oneworld, the world-leading airline alliance comprising airlines including American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Alaska, Cathay and Qatar. He recently launched the oneworld BEV Fund in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Prior to oneworld, Matt established and led one of the airline industry’s first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) funds at International Airlines Group (IAG). In his seven years at IAG he deployed capital into new airline technologies, which most recently included sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen propulsion and operational efficiency systems. Before IAG, Matt worked in VC for a London based Hedge Fund making investments into start-ups developing Cleantech, AI and Cyber security businesses. Prior to that he worked for BP, and the UK Government. He holds degrees in Modern History (UCL) and Global Governance and Public Administration (Exeter).