Our team
Craig Melson
Lucas Banach
Elisabeth Sullivan
Craig Melson
Craig is Associate Director for Climate, Environment and Sustainability and leads on our work in these areas ranging from climate change, ESG disclosures and due diligence, through to circular economy, business and human rights, conflict minerals and post-Brexit regulation.
Prior to joining techUK he worked in public affairs and policy has an avid interest in new and emerging technologies. Craig has a degree in Ancient History from King’s College London and spends his time watching Watford FC and holding out hope for Half Life 3.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2172
- Twitter:
- @techUK,@techUK
- Website:
- www.techuk.org,www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/craig-melson-25479936,https://uk.linkedin.com/in/craig-melson-25479936
Lucas Banach
Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.
Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2006
- Twitter:
- @techUK
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-banach-50139650
Elisabeth Sullivan
Elisabeth joined techUK in November 2025 as Sustainability Policy Manager within the Climate, Environment and Sustainability team.
Leading on the programme's nature and biodiversity work, she also keeps members informed of policy and regulatory developments across the circular economy, corporate sustainability disclosures, chemicals and minerals, human rights, and the international climate policy landscape, as well as supporting techUK's government and political engagement on climate.
Elisabeth’s professional background spans public affairs and policy roles in both trade bodies and consultancy, with a focus on sustainability and resilience across the digital and infrastructure sectors. She holds a Master’s degree in International Social and Public Policy from the London School of Economics, where her dissertation examined government policy responses to the climate crisis in the South Pacific.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-sullivan-933997189/
