Jon O’Sullivan (Psychology, 1999)

Head of Commercial Functions, Vattenfall Offshore Wind

ANG Role: Life and Environmental Sciences

After leaving Exeter, I decided to do an MSc in Management and Marketing at the University of Bath. In 2001 I joined BP’s Graduate Commercial Development Programme and subsequently held a wide variety of different business roles, ultimately becoming Biofuels Commercial Project Manager for BP Biofuels.

In 2011 I joined Vattenfall Offshore Wind, a major international renewable energy company, where I am currently Head of Commercial Functions.

I get a lot of satisfaction from supporting the University and am pleased to know that I am giving something back. What’s great about Exeter is the range of opportunities available to alumni who wish to become more involved. I enjoy directly helping current Psychology students by talking to them about my career. On the other hand, I also use my professional experience to advise and shape University strategy.

I met some of my closest friends, including my wife – who is an Exeter alumna - while I was a student, so Exeter has had a lasting influence on my life personally and professionally.

I joined the Alumni Network Group in 2008, initially advising on recent alumni activity, and helped to launch Exetra – the University’s group for recent alumni. I now advise on Life and Environmental Sciences, sharing this role with fellow alumnus Ben Norris.