With over 15 years of experience in the ocean energy sector, Brighid Jay serves as Carnegie Clean Energy’s Chief Commercial Officer. She joined Carnegie in 2011, after studying and working in the USA and Scotland, including several years at the University of Edinburgh’s Policy and Innovation Group, specialising in innovation for ocean energy technologies. She has held several roles in the Carnegie team over the years and plays a key role in driving the commercialisation pathway of Carnegie’s CETO and MoorPower technologies.

Brighid leads Carnegie’s commercial team including overseeing funding, business development, strategic partnerships, communications, and legal functions. She also supports corporate compliance and manages strategic assets including intellectual property and the Garden Island Microgrid. As an interdisciplinary generalist, she enjoys working at interfaces of engineering, environmental, and commercial perspectives and is passionate about the need for wave energy in our future energy system.