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Ian Penny

Investor

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

United Kingdom

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About

Ian Penny is a Partner at Venture Guides, a US venture capital firm, where he works with founders in AI, cybersecurity, data, and infrastructure software. He previously held senior executive roles including ECB-approved Chief Operating Officer and FCA/PRA-approved Senior Manager (SMF24), with responsibility for operations, technology, cybersecurity, data, and transformation, and served as an independent board member of Turbonomic through its $2bn acquisition by IBM. He holds an MA in International Affairs from King's College London, is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, and was recognised as UK CIO of the Year in 2018.

Experience

  1. Venture GuidesPartnercurrent2026 — present
  2. AssailNon Executive Directorcurrent2026 — present
  3. King's College LondonPostgraduate - Defence Studies Department2023 — 2025City Of London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Luminor GroupChief Operating Officer (COO)2023Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
  5. HiscoxChief Information Officer & Partner2017 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  6. TurbonomicNon Executive Director2018 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts
  7. BarclaysChief Technology Officer2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
  8. BarclaysManaging Director, Distributed Technology / IaaS2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  9. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Managing Director, Distributed Engineering & Architecture2008 — 2013New York & London
  10. JPMorgan Chase & Co.Managing Director, Core Services2007 — 2008New York City, USA
  11. Pfizer IncDirector, Strategy & Enterprise Architecture2002 — 2007New York City, USA
  12. Goldman SachsSenior Technical Analyst2000 — 2002London Area, United Kingdom
  13. PfizerSenior Discovery Systems Manager1997 — 2000Sandwich, UK
  14. EPSRCResearch Fellow1992 — 1996

Skills & more

People ManagementNegotiationStrategic PlanningStrategy44Management26Leadership17Start-up Ventures1Board of Directors1Data Governance1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Operational ResilienceOutsourcing Management
+12 moreDevOpsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Corporate GovernanceBusiness AcumenStakeholder ManagementCybersecurity StrategyCustomer ExperienceGeopoliticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Risk ManagementCybersecurity StrategyDigital Transformation
  • Fellow — BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

From Ian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Andrew Burton
CEO, commercetools at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Smith
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Anton Simunovic
Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ava Simunovic
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Albright
Managing Director, Bain Capital at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Brofft
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ben Holzman
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Benjamin Nye
Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ian Penny?
Ian Penny is a Partner at Venture Guides, a US venture capital firm, where he works with founders in AI, cybersecurity, data, and infrastructure software. He previously held senior executive roles including ECB-approved Chief Operating Officer and FCA/PRA-approved Senior Manager (SMF24), with responsibility for operations, technology, cybersecurity, data, and transformation, and served as an independent board member of Turbonomic through its $2bn acquisition by IBM. He holds an MA in International Affairs from King's College London, is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, and was recognised as UK CIO of the Year in 2018.
Where does Ian Penny work?
Ian Penny is at Venture Guides Management, L.P..
Where did Ian Penny go to school?
Ian Penny studied at King's College London (Master of Arts - MA, International Affairs); University of Kent (BSc (Honours), Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Assail2

Nishkam PrabodhPrincipal at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Alissa KnightFounder at Assailai

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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co.553

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