Our team
Our organisation is coordinated by a small secretariat and benefits from a wide network of consulting experts, as well as Associate Fellows, who carry out research and contribute to organising and delivering trainings and workshops.
Dr Valerie Marcel
Executive Director, Co-founder, NP4SE
Senior Research Advisor, TIDE Centre, Oxford University – Research on NOCs
Armando Zamora
Deputy Director, NP4SE
International specialist in energy policy, energy transition and public administration
Ileana Ferber
Associate Fellow, NP4SE
Economic growth and local content expert
Peter Harrington
Associate Fellow, NP4SE
Associate, Building State Capability, Harvard University
Daniel Barjum
Associate Fellow, NP4SE
Expert in PDIA, helping deliver good governance in complex settings
Prof. Mohamed Rali Badissy
Associate Fellow, NP4SE
Research focused on contract standardisation, sustainable finance, and AI tools for development.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board guides the Secretariat and the Board of Trustees on matters that concern the group’s activities and strategy. Its aim is also to ensure the accountability of the Secretariat to the member countries.
Ms Proscovia Nabbanja
Chair
CEO, Uganda National Oil Company
Ms. Vandana G. Panday
Deputy Chair
Director Staatsolie Hydrocarbons Institute, Suriname
Ms Emeafa Hardcastle
Member
CEO, Petroleum Commission of Ghana
Amb. Ombeni Sefue
Member
Chairman of the Board of Directors
TPDC Tanzania
Ms. Celia Correia
Member
Senior Engineer, INP
Mozambique
Mr. Álvaro Silva
Member
Executive Director, National Petroleum Agency of São Tomé e Príncipe
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees ensures that the New Producers for Sustainable Energy operates for the public benefit and in line with its mission. It oversees its prudent use of resources.
Todd Moss
Acting Chair of the NP4SE
Executive Director
Energy for Growth Hub
Elizabeth Mitchell
Independent Advisor
Peter Stewart
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Dr Vanessa Ushie
Director of Nature Economy
NatureFinance
Patrick Heller
Chief Program Officer
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Laura Robinson
President, International Consortium of Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM)
Funders and financials
The New Producers for Sustainable Energy is a charitable company registered in England & Wales (Charity Number: 1208629, Company Number: 15558027).
We are pleased to present the annual report and financial statements for the fiscal year ending April 2025. This was the first year of establishment of the organisation as an independent charity.
In the 2025-26 financial year, our funding came entirely from our member countries. To support our work, please visit the Get Involved page.
Partner organisations
The group collaborates with a range of organisations to deliver its trainings, publish joint research, co-organise workshops, and support policy implementation through its labs. Our Knowledge Partners are organisations with which the group collaborates more closely and over a long period. They provide valuable inputs and help us increase our impact.
