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Nick Curum

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COO (fractional) at Lunim Innovation Studio
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

With two decades in the oil and gas sector, Nick Curum is an energy strategist who advises leaders on leveraging data, strategy, and AI for better decision-making. A graduate of Imperial College London, he has led billion-dollar M&A deals and now serves as a fractional COO and founder of the AI Energy Think Tank.

Nick is also an educator and author who translates complex industry challenges into practical insights. He is particularly focused on how systems and pre-defined rules can improve decision-making in property investment, a topic he writes about frequently. He is known for teaching with empathy and humor.

He founded the AI Energy Think Tank with researchers from Imperial, Stanford, London Business School, and Cambridge.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
COO (fractional)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
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AI in Energy
Advises energy leaders on using AI and founded the AI Energy Think Tank to make data-driven insights accessible in the changing energy sector.
Corporate Decision-Making
Frequently writes about flawed corporate decision processes, advocating for data-driven frameworks to prevent missed opportunities and improve strategic outcomes.
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Career

Work history

7-2025 - 12-2025
COO (fractional)
Lunim Innovation Studio
1-2024
Founder
AI Energy Think Tank
4-2023 - 4-2025
Technical Projects Advisor
Africa Oil Corp.
3-2018 - 12-2023
Lead Petroleum Engineer
CNOOC International
1-2018
Independent Board Advisor and Fractional COO
SCL
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Education
2007 - 2008
MSc
Imperial College London
2003 - 2007
Combined BEng and MEng
Imperial College London
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