Clive Furness is the founder of Contango Markets - a commodity and derivatives trading and market technology consultancy, offering a full range of business development services across the commodity product lifecycle.

To this course, he brings a unique combination of trading and exchange experience and detailed knowledge of the many products and sectors within the commodities and derivatives space.

Between 1993 and 1999 Clive was a senior executive at LIFFE/London Commodity Exchange (LCE), where he held the posts of Director of Business Development (LCE), Director - Commodity Products, Market Development and Communications Director and Director - Account Management. 

Prior to this, Clive was a coffee and cocoa trader for 16 years - first as a floor trader with GNI and then running futures and physical books for the J. Aron Coffee Division of Goldman Sachs International. While at Goldman, he was elected to the Board of the London Commodity Exchange, was chairman of the LCE options and coffee markets and was chairman of the coffee-grading panel.

Among his many accomplishments, Clive has been instrumental in 'digitising' commodities, taking physical assets and establishing how they will be traded and handled through distributed ledger technology (blockchain).  Combined with this activity, he has also developed practical ESG benchmarking criteria for use in a wide range of commodity markets worldwide.  Most recently, he has developed Contango Hedge, a method of commodity risk hedging.  Clive's client roster includes a number of the world's leading exchanges, clearing houses, banks, brokers, and technology companies.  

Clive is a regular commentator on the future development of the commodities and derivatives sector and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world.  He is also a professional guitarist.