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Graham Cooley PhD (born 1964) is a British entrepreneur and investor, known for his contributions to energy storage and hydrogen technologies. Over a career spanning more than 35 years serving as leader in notable British companies, Cooley continues to play a significant role in the advancement of sustainable energy technologies.
Early life and education.
Graham Cooley was born in Slough, England in 1964 to Mike Cooley, an engineer, writer, and trade union leader and Shirley Cooley, a physics teacher. He studied physics at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (now Cardiff University), earning a BSc (Hons) in 1985. He completed his PhD in Materials Physics at Brunel University in 1989, where he currently holds an honorary professorship. Cooley later pursued an MBA at the University of Bradford and a Diploma in Managing Innovation from the University of Oxford.
Career.
Cooley began his professional career at the Central Electricity Research Laboratory (CERL) in Leatherhead in 1989, working as an R&D Manager. Following the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) in 1990, he joined National Power PLC, where he contributed to the development of the Regenesys energy storage technology. He later served as Business Development Manager at both National Power and International Power PLC.
In 2000, Cooley was appointed CEO of "Antenova". During his leadership, Antenova secured £9.4 million in venture capital funding and expanded its wireless communication product offerings before it was later acquired by "discoverIE" in 2021.
Cooley subsequently became CEO of "Metalysis" in 2003, a University of Cambridge spin-out company. From 2007 to 2009, Cooley led "Sensortec", "Universal Sensors", and "Cawood PLC", focusing on industrial diagnostics and biosensor technologies.
In 2009, Cooley was appointed CEO of ITM Power PLC, a manufacturer of electrolysers for green hydrogen production. Cooley served as a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council and chaired the ESG Committee at RenewableUK. 
Since 2023, Cooley has held several non-executive roles, including Director at Cadent Gas and Board Member of the Cadent Foundation. He currently works at "Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc", as Non-Executive Chairman from 2024, and "CAP-XX Ltd"., as Chairman from 2025.
Academic and professional recognition.
Cooley holds the title of Honorary Professor at Brunel University, London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), and the Energy Institute (FEI). He received the "Bessemer Society Lifetime Fellowship Award" and has been named multiple times in the "GreenFleet 100 list" recognising his contributions to the decarbonisation of transport.
Personal life.
Cooley divides his time between Yorkshire and Oxfordshire, where he lives with his wife and daughter.