
Anthony Sampaio
Advisory Board
Antonio is a multi-talented professional and leader who is approachable and dependable. Antonio is a lateral thinker that is at his best addressing complex and unique problems. He is a galvanising force in his team driving excellence in delivering actionable strategies to solve difficult issues.
He is gifted in bridging the gap between the technology and business sides of his clients. Antonio has the ability to break down extremely complex problems in an easily understandable core messages. He is adept at deep analisys with his team on relevant issues to facilitating the progress of the project.
Antonio worked and lived in all five continents over his 20 years as a management consultant. He successfully managed ethnically diverse teams. He is also comfortable operating in different business environments. Antonio has delivered strategies, operations improvement projects and feasibility studies to his global clients.
Most recently, Antonio has pivoted his career to Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector from the Oil & Gas sector. He has been focusing on Hydrogen and its applications with special emphasis on mobility (personal and cargo). He explored the feasibility of several business models for hydrogen base mobility in the Western Australia market.
While working for the Oil & Gas sector, Antonio delivered subject matter insights to 2 business development initiatives worth GBP 668,000. He delivered a data management strategy to an International Independent Oil Company that reduced its non-productive time by 14%. Antonio was the business lead of a digital transformation programme worth EUR 9 million for a Major International Oil Company.
Antonio earned a Bachelor in Electronic Engineering and a research Master in Statistical Data Modelling both from Pontificia Universidade Catolica – Rio De Janeiro. He is a Sloan Fellow (MSc.) from London Business School (LBS). He studied Project Finance at LBS; Renewable Energy Management at The European Energy Centre; Business and Climate Change at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge and Climate Change and Energy Policymaking at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. In addition to his native language Portuguese, Antonio is fluent in English and has command of Spanish and French.
Antonio is married to Sharlene. They enjoy gastronomy, history and architecture. He enjoys sailing, SCUBA diving, cooking and hiking.
