Stephen Marland

Stephen Marland is the Director of Innovation at National Grid Partners, based in London, United Kingdom. He previously held various leadership roles during a tenure of more than twenty years at National Grid, focusing on corporate strategy, commercial development, and energy transition initiatives. At National Grid Partners, the venture investment and innovation arm of the multinational utility company, he helps manage strategic engagements and a portfolio that includes investments in prominent industrial technology companies like Dragos, Copper Labs, and LineVision. Marland evaluates emerging technologies across the utility sector, facilitating pilot programs and commercial deployments that integrate startup solutions into the broader grid infrastructure to improve overall operational efficiency. His current focus centers on identifying and scaling early-stage enterprise software and deep tech innovations that accelerate the global transition toward decarbonization and modern renewable energy systems.