Material Impact: Tackling Throwaway Culture
If the ‘80s and ‘90s were about building bigger and better, the 2020s have brought into sharp focus the impact that global overconsumption is having on…
Dr. Matthew Wise (Matt) is the head of strategy and business development at ABB’s electrification service division, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Wise is responsible for driving the strategy, sustainability and business growth agenda of ABB’s newest division, which was created at the beginning of 2022, to bring into greater focus service’s role to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical infrastructure globally.
Prior to this, he held multiple roles in ABB’s corporate and business area strategy teams, and, most recently, was responsible for driving the implementation of ABB Electrification’s 2030 sustainability target framework.
Before joining ABB, Wise worked as a management consultant in the London office of Marakon, a boutique strategy advisory firm.
He holds a Master of Chemistry degree from Oxford University and completed a doctorate in supramolecular chemistry at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
If the ‘80s and ‘90s were about building bigger and better, the 2020s have brought into sharp focus the impact that global overconsumption is having on…