Dr Penny Lynch has been involved in financial modelling for project finance since 1981 when she joined the financial modelling team at Morgan Grenfell. Since then she has built models for projects across many industries, including solar, wind, biofuel, waste-to-energy and geothermal renewables. She later joined the Project and Export Credit advisory team at Chase Investment bank where she was also responsible for giving training and support in modelling for new team members.

She become an independent consultant in 1992 and has since worked on a wide range of modelling assignments in renewable energy for a variety of clients. Penny also wrote the first book in this field, “Financial Modelling for Project Finance”, (Euromoney). She has a PhD in mathematical modelling.