Mehmet Öğütçü is a globally respected authority in energy, strategic investment, climate policy, and geopolitics. With a rare background that spans diplomacy, multilateral institutions, and international business, he brings strategic insight and cross-sector leadership to global engagements.
He is Chairman of Global Resources Partnership (London), advising governments, corporations, and investors on energy infrastructure, critical minerals, and risk mitigation. He also leads The Bosphorus Energy Club and The London Energy Club, exclusive platforms uniting senior energy and finance leaders—replicated in Shanghai, Doha, and Brussels.
Previously, Mehmet held senior executive roles including:
Director at British Gas (now Shell)
Chairman, International Advisory Board, Invensys plc
Board positions at Yaşar Holding, Şişecam, Genel Energy, Saudi Crown Holding
In public service, he advised Prime Minister Turgut Özal, served as a Turkish diplomat in Beijing, Brussels, and Paris, and held leadership roles at the IEA and OECD. He was also Chief Strategist at the Asian Development Bank, co-authoring its 2030 energy and infrastructure outlook.
He currently chairs the Advisory Board at the Middle East Institute (Washington, DC), sits in the board of YEO Renewables Technology Group and advises several multinational groups on strategic investment, high level engagements and risk mitigation.
A multilingual author, speaker and frequent media contributor, Mehmet is fluent in Turkish, English, French, and Chinese.