Introducing Kobad Bhavnagri, Global Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF – Transitioning to an energy superpower

Kobad is a leading expert on the energy transition. He is the Global Head of Strategy for BloombergNEF, an international research provider specialising in the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. With expertise across hydrogen, clean power, transport, industry, buildings and agriculture, Kobad is a trusted advisor to senior decision makers around the world.  Since joining BNEF in 2020, his numerous roles include leading its work on industrial decarbonization, hydrogen, Asia-Pacific energy economics and managing its Australian business. 

Kobad is also a Non-Executive Director of the Carbon Market Institute, an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UNSW and a member of the Australian Government’s Energy Industry Roundtable. He has authored over 100 publications spanning energy policy, economics, finance and technology and has a first-class honours degree in Mechatronic Engineering