Philip has 20 years of commercial experience developing proprietary ESG research and trade related algorithms starting at Goldman Sachs in London and subsequently as founder and CEO of Sawfish Ai and Terra Advisory.
Phillip began his career at Goldman Sachs in 2006 as an associate on the equities trading desk in London. In 2011, Philip launched AXRE, a digital supply chain invoice finance platform, which he sold to a consortium consisting of four FTSE 100 names in 2016.
In 2017, Philip founded Vasanda, a category leading ESG research platform specialising in commodity trade & supply chain, where he led development of a transaction level ESG framework. In 2022 Philip sold Vasanda to a consortium of investors.
Philip graduated with a degree in International Relations from the University of Westminster. He is a citizen of Sweden and speaks English, Swedish and Arabic.