Tom Parsons

Commercial Project Manager, Biofuels Growth at BP

Speaker

As commercial project manager for bp’s Biofuels Growth team, Tom is responsible for originating and developing new business opportunities for bp in advanced biofuels and e-fuels production and supply.Tom joined bp as a research chemist in 2008, working on the development and scale-up of technologies including bp’sFischer-Tropsch process. He has since held business development and strategy roles in technology licensing, bp’s Fuels businesses and in Downstream commercial development. He led bp’s Advanced Bio Products team at its inception before joining Air bp in 2017 where he led the development and implementation of low carbon strategy and established Air bp as one of the leading suppliers of sustainable aviation fuel globally. Tom moved into his current role in Biofuels Growth in January 2021.Tom holds a Master’s degree and D.Phil in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.