Rupert Wilmouth

Rupert Wilmouth is currently is Assistant Director, State Aid, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Rupert was Head of Sustainable Economy at the Government Office for Science. He works across Government and helps ensure policies are informed by the best available scientific evidence.

Previously Rupert Wilmouth held a number of positions in the Department of Energy & Climate Change and elsewhere in Government. Before joining the civil service, he worked at the University of Oxford and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Education

• D.Phil. Oxford University (1994 — 1997)
• BSc (Hons.) Southampton University (1991 — 1994)

Companies

• Science & Technology Strategy Cabinet Office (2021)
• Assistant Director, State Aid Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (2019 — 2021)
• Head of Sustainable Economy Government Office for Science (2017 — 2019)
• Head of Energy Government Office for Science (2014 — 2017)
• Green Deal Legislation & Finance Department of Energy and Climate Change (2010 — 2014)
• Energy Bill Team Department of Energy and Climate Change (2009 — 2010)
• Financial Services Sector UK Trade & Investment (2008 — 2009)
• British National Space Centre Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (2007 — 2008)
• Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2002 — 2007)