About
Engineer with 30+ years in technology and health informatics, MD of Smart Health Science and Chair of Combinostics. Former health innovation director at Cisco and NED of Genomics England; supports portfolio companies Wanda, Vortex and DName-iT.
Experience
- DName-iT Holdings LimitedNon Executive Directorcurrent2026 — present
- DName-iT Holdings LimitedChief Executive2023 — 2025
- NordicNinja VCChief of Staffcurrent2025 — present
- Smart Health Science LtdChief Executivecurrent2013 — presentCheltenham, UK
- RAND EuropeSenior Research Fellowcurrent2013 — present
- AMRA MedicalInvestor (formely Chair and Non-Executive Director)current2016 — present
- EMV Capital plcVenture Partner2019 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- NordicNinja VCDirector and Chief of Staff2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- CombinosticsNon Executive Director2019 — 2024Tampere Area, Finland
- CombinosticsChair of the Board of Directors2019 — 2023
- Pistoia Alliance, Inc.Advisory Board Member2016 — 2022
- Anthropos Digital Care LtdNon Executive Director2018 — 2020United Kingdom
- Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller InstituteAdjunct Professor2014 — 2018Greater Odense Area, Denmark
- Genomics England LimitedDirector & Chair of the Data Advisory Committee2013 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- Cisco SystemsManaging Director, Health, Care & Life Sciences, Internet Business Solutions Group1999 — 2013
- BT GroupMember of the Global Health Advisory Board2007 — 2010
- Andersen ConsultingAssociate Partner1996 — 1999London
- Electronic Data SystemsManaging Consultant / Principal1994 — 1996
- Ernst & YoungManaging Consultant1988 — 1994London
- GKN TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDManufacturing Systems Engineer1985 — 1988United Kingdom
Skills & more
Strategy78Strategic Planning8Leadership26Management36Start-up ConsultingEarly Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalHealthcare23Program Management23Public Sector20
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Change ManagementBusiness StrategyStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentIT StrategyBusiness TransformationBusiness AlliancesSaaSThought LeadershipCloud ComputingLanguages French
From Kevin's professional profile.
Colleagues at EMV Capital
Alpesh Anand
Salesforce Consultant & Administrator at EMV Capital
Anabela Tavares
Management Accountant at EMV Capital
Anesh Patel
Group Chief Financial Officer at EMV Capital
Charles Spicer
Non-Executive Chair at EMV Capital
Ed Hooper
Executive Director at EMV Capital
Hannah Jarvis
Financial Controller at EMV Capital
Harry Miller
Head of Research at EMV Capital
Ilian Iliev
Chief Executive Officer at EMV Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Dean?
- Engineer with 30+ years in technology and health informatics, MD of Smart Health Science and Chair of Combinostics. Former health innovation director at Cisco and NED of Genomics England; supports portfolio companies Wanda, Vortex and DName-iT.
- Where does Kevin Dean work?
- Kevin Dean is Venture Partner at EMV Capital.
- Where did Kevin Dean go to school?
- Kevin Dean studied at Durham University (Engineering Science & Management, Engineering - Robotics; CAD/CAM); University of South Denmark - Moller Maersk McKinney Institute (Adjunct Professor, Telehealth / Assisted Living); City St George’s, University of London (Honorary Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Group).
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Also attended Durham University166
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Also attended City St George’s, University of London58
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Shared employers
Also worked at NordicNinja VC8
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Also worked at Cisco Systems355
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Also worked at BT Group26
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Also worked at Andersen Consulting736
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