Andy Leach

Andy Leach is an experienced energy storage professional with a focus on battery chemistries, supply chains, and energy storage markets in the EMEA region. Currently serving as an Energy Storage Associate at BloombergNEF since April 2022, Andy's research encompasses battery manufacturing, technology, cost modeling, and quantitative analysis. Andy also holds the position of Energy Storage Analyst at The Battery Show Europe and serves as the 2023 Conference Chair for the Advisory Committee. Previous roles include Research Associate at UCL, where research centered on the degradation and safety of lithium-ion batteries, and PhD Researcher at the University of Southampton, focusing on oxygen reduction reactions in noble metal catalysts. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Southampton, complemented by early educational foundations at Glyn Technology School.