Education
University of Southampton
BSc, Electronics & Computer Science 1974-09-01 - 1977-07-01Exeter School
, 1971-01-01 - 1976-01-01Work Experience
Educational Intelligence
Current
Educational Intelligence
BigData4Analytics, Management Consultants in AI & Big Data
Current
BigData4Analytics, Management Consultants in AI & Big Data
The Rialto Consultancy
Current
The Rialto Consultancy
HRV
Current
HRV
Consilience Ventures
Current
Consilience Ventures
E-Numeracy Ltd
2020-06-01 - 2023-05-01
E-Numeracy Ltd
Executive Grapevine International
2008-06-01 - 2022-01-01
Executive Grapevine International
Gradarius
2017-07-01 - 2019-02-01
Gradarius
Microsoft for Startups Europe
2018-02-01 - 2019-01-01
Microsoft for Startups Europe
Grant Thornton UK
2014-09-01 - 2017-09-01
Grant Thornton UK
Skills
Summary
I work at where business, technology and investment meet. Since founding AI & Analytics consulting firm BigData4Analytics nearly 10 years ago we have worked for Zurich Insurance, Investec Bank, EY, Grant Thornton, and many others. I recently co-founded Educational Intelligence, a software business that uses AI to improve learning outcomes - for both adults who struggle with numeracy and for the large government and business programmes that seek to help them. I have learned a lot from running tech businesses on three continents (largest single investment received $50m, largest revenue responsibility $400m, largest single sale $6m). I managed multiple investment rounds and exits when I was director of a Venture Capital firm, and later as chairman re-incorporated a European business in the USA, resulting in a trade sale. My three personal highlights: providing the software for the first decoding of the human genome, working with almost all the Formula One teams as customers, and winning a patent aged 27.