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Declan Burke

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Director of Group Strategy at SSE plc
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Declan is an energy professional who leads group strategy for SSE, a major UK energy company. He previously held several director-level roles in the UK Governments energy department (BEIS), focusing on nuclear projects and clean power strategy. He holds a Master of Engineering in Avionic Systems Engineering from the University of Bristol.

He transitioned from being a senior civil servant shaping UK energy policy to his current private sector role developing strategy for one of the UKs largest energy investors.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Group Strategy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Energy Transition Strategy
Discusses how the public and private sectors can collaborate to deliver a low-cost, secure, and low-carbon energy system, leveraging his experience from both sides.
Transition Finance
Actively involved in discussions on unlocking investment for the energy transition, including his participation in the Transition Finance Council.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Director of Group Strategy
SSE plc
2-2021 - 9-2023
Director: Nuclear Projects & Development
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
6-2018 - 2-2021
Director Clean Power Strategy & Deployment
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
11-2015 - 6-2018
Deputy Director - New Nuclear Commercial
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1-2020 - 9-2023
Non Executive Director
Low Carbon Contracts Company
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Education
1996 - 2000
MEng
University of Bristol
2017 - 2019
Major Projects Leadership Academy
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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