Raphaël Schoentgen is a private entrepreneur and an expert passionate about technologies, energy, climate change, international business and international policy.

He founded Hydrogen Advisors in 2018 - a consultancy firm active in the private sector - energy / transport / industry / investors - as well as in the public sector - international bodies / national governments / cities councils / financial bodies.

With former roles as Chairman of Hydrogen Europe and Chairman of the Board of the European Fund for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (FCHJU), CTO of ENGIE and Personal Advisor to a G8 Minister of Energy and Industry, and through the development of this new green energy vector, Mr. Schoentgen helps his clients in getting the “helicopter view” they need on a given topic.

In 2020 he also started investments in the field of hydrogen (providing growth equity to developing companies) and is for instance an early investor (prior to their listing on the DAX and on the NASDAQ) in Enapter and Hyzon Motors.

Raphael is an engineer by training, holds and has held several board positions (French Institute for Petroleum and New Energies, European Trade Chamber in China, …) and is a recipient of prestigious international awards (Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader of the World Cities Summit…).