Brian was formerly the Global Transport Fuels Advisor for BP and has held several senior leadership positions in prestigious petroleum and automotive research organisations.​ More recently, he led and advised on several initiatives to lower the carbon intensity of fuels and has been successful in enabling the introduction of new lower carbon fuels and fuel additives that improve the efficiency of vehicles.​ Brian is a recognised leader in the interface between the petroleum and automotive industries. He has deep expertise and experience in the project management of fuels development and deployment including the relationships between products and the human factors essential to promote the rapid deployment of the products that will provide societal and environmental benefits.​ Since becoming a Connected Places Associate Brian has provided expert advice to the Net Zero Pathfinder projects and the End to End Hydrogen project.​