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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Principal operating in the Education space. If you think a Principal is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Lucy Lynn-Matern
Principal of Emerge Education
Emerge Education is a European seed fund investing in founders solving the $8.5tn skills gap. We can provide founders with unrivalled education sector insights as we’re the only fund backed by the world’s foremost education entrepreneurs. Previously co-founded a hardware business, creating lights that keep cyclists safer on the road, sold to a UK distributer. I love creating order out of chaos, and am happiest designing and launching new projects. My desire is to help people to achieve agency, to feel independent and free, a wholistic education is the best way for most people to achieve this.
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About Emerge Education: The only fund backed by the world’s leading education entrepreneurs
Tara Garnett
Principal Investigator, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food of University of Oxford
Tara Garnett is Principal Investigator, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food @ University of Oxford.
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About University of Oxford: Oxford is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Tara Garnett
Principal Investigator, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food of University of Oxford
Tara Garnett is Principal Investigator, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food @ University of Oxford.
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About University of Oxford: Oxford is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Alina Swietochowska
Principal Technologist, Technical Delivery of QA Ltd
Alina is an authority on UNIX and Linux systems. She is responsible for the development and management of QA’s multi-vendor UNIX and generic Linux training portfolio, writes white papers on the subject and delivers training at all levels. Alina works closely with clients to develop customised UNIX and Linux training solutions for their employees. She also supports organisations that are going through process of consolidation and UNIX/Linux integration. Alina is a Senior Member of the Institute of IT Training. She is also a Member of BCS and a PPL(A) holder. Alina’s professional certifications include Novell CLP 10, CompTIA CTT+, CompTIA Linux +, Sair Linux/GNU CP and LPIC.
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About QA Ltd: QA is the UK’s leading training company, providing the complete range of training, talent development and learning services.
James Robertson
Principal of The Atlantic Systems Guild
James Robertson is a consultant, teacher, author, project leader whose area of concern is the requirements for products, and the contribution that good requirements make to successful projects. James is a leading proponent of the principle of introducing innovation into the requirements process.His controversial article “Eureka: Why Analysts Should Invent Requirements” in IEEE Software has provoked much discussion and has been widely quoted. Before becoming a systems engineer, James trained as an architect and his experience in that profession provides inspiration for his work on innovation and creativity. He is co-author of Mastering the Requirements Process, Second Editions (Addison-Wesley 2006), Requirements-Led Project Management (Addison-Wesley 2005) and the Volere approach to requirements engineering. He is also a founder of The Atlantic Systems Guild, a think tank known for its innovative systems engineering techniques.
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About The Atlantic Systems Guild: Atlantic Systems Guild practice, teach, and improve the fields of system requirements definition, team leadership, and project management.
Davina Hesmer
Principal Consultant of AssistKD
Davina Hesmer has extensive experience in business analysis, business process improvement, systems analysis and project management.She has worked in a range of organisations in both the public and private sectors. Davina was an independent consultant for several years offering services in her specialist disciplines in particular business analysis, systems analysis and project management. She is a passionate advocate for business analysis and is an oral examiner for the BCS Diploma in Business Analysis.
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