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Lawrence Heath
Non-Resident Fellow
Biography
Lawrence Heath is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy. In this capacity he focuses on the intersection of AI, energy, and geopolitics. Beyond the Center, Lawrence previously worked with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on energy policy and is currently an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. He began his career building geopolitical wargames for oil majors. Together, this experience provides him with distinctive knowledge across the full energy sector, spanning hydrocarbons to electrons, grounded in both business and political acumen. Lawrence holds degrees in Economics and International Relations, with concentrations in political economy and Chinese. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs energy roundtable.
