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Lara Tyrrell

Judge · DISC type Dc
Interim Chief Commercial Officer at Cambridge Cleantech
📍 United Kingdom

Lara Tyrrell is a leader in climate technology, focusing on accelerating deployment through strategic partnerships and investment. With a background from the University of Oxford and INSEAD, she has extensive experience advising corporate ventures, family offices, and startups on commercialisation and growth. Her career includes roles at Cambridge Cleantech, Xynteo, and John Swire & Sons.

Lara is passionate about championing female leaders and founders, particularly in the sustainability and technology sectors. She actively promotes opportunities for women entrepreneurs and has conducted interviews with prominent female executives for a "Women for People and Planet" series, highlighting their journeys and impact.

She once rescued a dormant £30M cleantech investment fund that was facing closure, redesigning its structure and increasing its deployment tenfold.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Interim Chief Commercial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Lara shows up

Features Driven
Quality Focused
Demanding

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Priorities

Topics Lara cares about

Climate Tech Deployment
Her career is centered on building the strategies, teams, and partnerships required to accelerate the deployment of climate technology at scale.
Venture Clienting
She designs venture clienting programs for corporate venture capital funds to help them accelerate technology adoption and innovation.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Interim Chief Commercial Officer
Cambridge Cleantech
5-2025
Director
IF Consulting and Advisory
2-2022 - 4-2025
Partner
Xynteo
10-2019 - 1-2022
Head of Group Sustainable Business
John Swire & Sons Limited
8-2017 - 9-2019
Group Sustainable Business Manager
John Swire & Sons Limited
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Media appearances

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Education
2008 - 2010
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
University of Oxford
2018 - 2018
Executive Management Programme
INSEAD
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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