Zinc

Former KPMG partner and global head of public services and government, and former Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit. He is a Visiting Professor at the LSE and previously a Director of Bethnal Green Ventures and NED of the Cabinet Office.

Co-Founder and CEO of Zinc Innovation Partners, leading investment and venture-building partnerships. She has two decades of experience across government and civil society, including as Director of Policy to the Deputy Prime Minister and leading the think-tank Demos.

Chairman of Phoenix Court, authoring firm thought-leadership pieces such as a Chairman's note on structure and sharing.

Trained as an accountant at Ernst & Young across multiple sectors and M&A structuring, then joined Entrepreneur First's fund management team overseeing more than £160m in commitments.

Holds a PhD in medical science and has around 15 years of healthcare experience as a biotech and healthtech operator and investor. She lectures and advises organisations including the WHO and European Innovation Council.

Has nearly a decade of experience building and investing in university spinouts, serving on the Investment Committee at Parkwalk Advisors and previously at Oxford University Innovation. A former research scientist, she holds a PhD in Neuroscience and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Holds a PhD on Uncertainty in Climate and Energy Systems from UCL, with experience across government science policy, climate finance and R&D investment strategy. At Zinc he specialises in deeptech and environment, investing in early-stage mission-driven companies.

Deeptech investor, advisor and entrepreneur; CEO of Sonosine and co-founder of Spectroma, developing medical technologies. Holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering specialising in Mechanical Engineering.

Life sciences and health tech leader with three decades of experience building and scaling organisations, having led businesses with revenues over £1BN and raised more than £250M. He has advanced real-world data, genomics and digital health across industry, academia and the NHS.

Chartered Chemical Engineer with extensive experience at bp in corporate venturing, digital strategy and technology incubation. He focuses on early-stage business development and the energy transition.

Joined Zinc in October 2019 to launch the Zinc Academy. Previously Director of the Good Lab and founder of technology company LikeCube, which was acquired by Oakley Capital Private Equity and the Time Out Group.

Marketing and go-to-market specialist who has spent a decade working with early-stage B2B startup founders. She was previously a founder in Zinc's fifth cohort focused on environmental impact.

Holds a BSc in Global Health and Psychology from the University of Toronto and an MSc in Health Psychology from UCL. Previously worked at a behavioural science consultancy on digital health projects and supports founders building health ventures.