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Simon Gillett

Investor

CEO, Founder at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund

Virginia, USA

About

American-British entrepreneur with experience in financial markets at Standard Chartered Bank and in academia. Began building data businesses in 2014 across multiple countries and holds degrees from UCL, Edinburgh, Exeter, and Cambridge, including an AI scholarship from the UK's EPSRC.

Experience

  1. The Global AI Internet Freedom FundGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. TerratreePresidentcurrent2024 — present
  3. Institute for Portfolio AlternativesCommittee Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. International Deal GatewayAmbassador2019 — 2023Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. College Nannies, Sitters and TutorsFranchise Owner and Board Member2014 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
  6. Various Schools & UniversitiesVisiting Professor2006 — 2013Korea, China, Australia
  7. University of CambridgeTeacher2005 — 2006
  8. The University of EdinburghArtificial Intelligence Researcher2000 — 2004
  9. Standard Chartered BankTreasury Analyst1998 — 2000London and Singapore

Education

  1. UCLMA, Legal and Political Theory
  2. University of ExeterMaster of Education - MEd, Educational Statistics and Research Methods2010 — 2015
  3. The University of EdinburghPostgraduate Diploma, Artificial Intelligence
  4. UCLBA (Hons), Modern European Studies
  5. University of CambridgePostgraduate Diploma, Education
  6. Sir Roger Manwood's Grammar School5 'A' Levels at grade A, 2 'S' Levels (distinction and merit)

Skills & more

Private SchoolsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Financial marketsStrategy13Alternative Investments2Business Analysis2Private Equity1International Education30Curriculum Design10International Relations14E-Learning6Editing5
+12 moreHigher EducationEducational ConsultingCurriculum DevelopmentAdult EducationEducationLinguisticsDue DiligenceForeign LanguagesBusiness IntelligenceWritingLeadershipLanguage Teaching

Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Korean · Spanish

  • Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Machine Learning for Trading Specialization — Coursera
  • Building Serverless Apps on AWS — LinkedIn
  • Infonomics I: Business Information Economics and Data Monetization — Coursera
  • Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis — Coursera
  • AI for Everyone — Coursera
  • Amazon SageMaker: Simplifying Machine Learning Application Development — edX
  • Debiasing AI Using Amazon SageMaker — LinkedIn
  • Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native by Amazon Web Services on Coursera — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Simon's professional profile.

Deals · 2

CardioMEMSSolo GP

via Global AI Internet Freedom Fund

Institute for Portfolio AlternativesSolo GP

via Global AI Internet Freedom Fund

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Colleagues at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund

Andrew Ayson
AI Engineer at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Jhucel Retuerne
API and Data Plane Analyst at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
John Curle
Chief Financial Officer (Interim) at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Joshua Guibone
Operations Manager at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Mark Dempsey
Chief Compliance Officer at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Nkanyiso Ndlovu
Network Engineer at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Roselle Nacional
Operations Lead at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Simon Gillett work?
Simon Gillett is CEO, Founder at Global AI Internet Freedom Fund.

Same school

Also attended UCL378

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Also attended University of Exeter102

Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital

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Also attended The University of Edinburgh201

Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiKevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiPatrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesEmily PawlakVice President at Volition Capital

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Also attended University of Cambridge851

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Shared employers

Also worked at International Deal Gateway1

Nathan McDonaldManaging Partner & CEO at Keiretsu Capital

Also worked at Various Schools & Universities2

Corentin OrsiniManaging Partner at Super Capital VCTin Hang LiuFounder/CEO at Open Motors

Also worked at University of Cambridge139

Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance PartnersAlex TingDirector of Events & Operations at Pillar VCReshma ShettyCo-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

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Also worked at The University of Edinburgh30

Alex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip VenturesLucia Rodriguez LacasaInvestor at AlbionVCJohn CampbellEIR at Delin VenturesJonathan Fajardo CortesPrincipal at imec.xpandMoritz MüllerInvestment Associate at imec.xpandCraig RitchieAlzheimer's Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health

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