Mehmet Öğütçü

Mehmet Öğütçü

Chairman, The London Energy Club and Global Resources Partners; Former Turkish Diplomat and Senior Executive, IEA and OECD

Mehmet Öğütçü is an internationally recognised expert in energy security, geopolitics, international investment and strategic leadership. A graduate of the London School of Economics, the College of Europe and Ankara University, he is a former NATO Research Fellow, Turkish diplomat and adviser to Prime Minister Turgut Özal. He has held senior positions at the OECD, International Energy Agency, British Gas Group, Invensys, the Energy Charter Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank. He currently chairs Global Resources Partnership in London and is Founder and President of the London Energy Club. His expertise covers energy transition, emerging geopolitics, technology and supply-chain resilience, NATO and Black Sea security, China and the Asia-Pacific, Russia, the Middle East, Eurasia and international investment.