Richard Threlfall

Richard Threlfall is an independent consultant specialising in infrastructure and sustainability. He is Chair of Engineers Against Poverty and a Fellow and Former Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Prior to his retirement as a KPMG Partner in September 2025 he was Global Head of Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare. From 2020 to 2022 he was Global Head of KPMG IMPACT and launched the firm’s Global ESG Strategy.

Richard began his career as a civil servant at the UK Department for Transport. Between 1996 and 1998 he was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport and the Deputy Prime Minister. He subsequently moved to the Infrastructure Advisory team at Citigroup before joining KPMG.

Richard’s overriding focus is the future of our planet and society. His website, richardthrelfall.org, carries his writing and films which seek to raise awareness on climate change and other issues of environmental and societal sustainability, and encourage action to enable a better future for everyone, everywhere.