Chris is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Leeds, and one of the original Founders of Keracol. He has over 35 years of research and teaching experience in organic chemistry, over a wide variety of sustainable chemistry areas, with an emphasis on commercialisation. His expertise includes natural product extraction and characterisation, understanding the reactivity of organic molecules, and the development of methods for reducing CO2 emissions into the environment. Outside of work, Chris enjoys playing bass guitar and piano, and spending time with his family, including Sophie the cat.