biography

Nanak is a lawyer and strategy consultant, specialising in matters relating to climate change, the energy transition, and environmental protection. His legal career to date has focused on the use of legal interventions as systemic drivers of climate action. He currently consults to the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, and previously worked on climate litigation in the Pacific for the Environmental Defenders Office and renewable energy transactions in Australia for Herbert Smith Freehills. Prior to arriving in Oxford, he worked as a public sector consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, advising government departments on energy policy and COVID-19 public health responses. He holds bachelor's degrees in Law and Arts (International Relations and Philosophy) from the University of New South Wales and an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford. Nanak is a Rhodes Scholar.