Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Advisor operating in the Association space. If you think a Advisor 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.
Simon Wardley
Researcher [Advisor] of Leading Edge Forum
Simon Wardley is a researcher for the Leading Edge Forum focused on the intersection of IT strategy and new technologies. Simon is a seasoned executive who has spent the last 15 years defining future IT strategies for companies in the FMCG, retail, and IT industries—from Canon’s early leadership in the cloud-computing space in 2005 to Ubuntu’s recent dominance as the #1 cloud operating system. As a geneticist with a love of mathematics and a fascination for economics, Simon has always found himself dealing with complex systems, whether in behavioral patterns, the environmental risks of chemical pollution, developing novel computer systems, or managing companies. He is a passionate advocate and researcher in the fields of open source, commoditization, innovation, organizational structure, and cybernetics. Simon’s most recent published research, “Clash of the Titans: Can China Dethrone Silicon Valley?,” assesses the high-tech challenge from China and what this means to the future of global technology industry competition. His previous research covers topics including the nature of technological and business change over the next 20 years, value chain mapping, strategies for an increasingly open economy, Web 2.0, and a life-cycle approach to cloud computing. Simon is a regular presenter at conferences worldwide and has been voted one of the UK’s Top 50 Most Influential People in IT in Computer Weekly’s 2011 and 2012 polls.
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About Leading Edge Forum: LEF is a global research and thought leadership community.
Tim Harper
Emerging Technologies Global Advisory Council of The World Economic Forum
Tim Harper is a Chief Executive Officer at Element 2.
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About Element 2, G2O Water Technologies, The World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
Claudia Trauffler
EU Policy Advisor of British Bankers Association
Claudia joined the BBA in November 2013 as EU Policy Advisor. Prior to this she worked for an MEP in Brussels and in the European Parliament office in London. Claudia holds a Master degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
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About : The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Nick Smith
Policy Advisor of British Bankers Association
Nick’s key responsibilities at the BBA include issues relating to tax, corporate governance and diversity. Nick also manages the BBA’s Private Banking and Wealth Management Panel.
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About : The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Robert Driver
Policy Advisor of British Bankers Association
Rob’s key responsibilities at the BBA include issues relating to reporting requirements, COREP, FINREP and wider data management issues. Rob also manages the BBA’s small banks panel.
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About : The BBA is the leading trade association for the UK banking sector with more than 230 member banks headquartered in over 50 countries
Helena Ward
Scotland National Advisory Board Member of Creative Skillset
Helena Ward is Portfolio Manager at Creative Scotland.
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About Creative Scotland: Creative Skillset is the creative industries’ sector skills council that works across film, television, fashion, games, and many more.
Emma Douthwaite
Quality and Accreditation Advisor of Creative Skillset
Emma Douthwaite is Quality and Accreditation Advisor at Creative Skillset.
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About : Creative Skillset is the creative industries’ sector skills council that works across film, television, fashion, games, and many more.
Faith Olagbegi
Policy Advisor of Department for Work and Pensions
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About Cypher App, Department for Work and Pensions: DWP is responsible for welfare and pension policy and is a key player in tackling child poverty.
Arthur Hanna
Senior Advisor & CEO of World Energy Council
Board member Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies. Visiting Professor of Energy Economics at Loughborough University. Fellow, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines. Responsible for supporting a number of agendas focusing on the development of strategies to promote energy transition across multiple energy sources. Arthur retired from Accenture in 2016 after 26 years working in the Energy consulting sector. He was a Senior Managing Director, leading the Global Energy Strategy business. Prior to joining Accenture in 1990 he spent 10 years with BP in a variety of international roles spanning the Middle East and Europe.
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About World Energy Council: World Energy Council is a UN-accredited global energy body dedicated to delivering a sustainable energy system worldwide.
Larry Hirst
Deputy Chairman of The Board Of Advisors of The Research Institute in Science of Cyber Security
Larry Hirst joined the Board in January 2011. He is the former Chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa. He retired from IBM in 2010 having previously held a wide range of senior positions since joining the company in 1977. He currently chairs the Imperial College Data Science Institute Advisory Board. He is the Senior Independent Director at MITIE Group plc and an Ambassador to Everywoman and Black British Business. Former roles include being a UK Business Ambassador, a Commissioner for the Commission for Employment and Skills, and Chair of e-skills UK (the UK Sector Skills Council for Business and Information Technology) and he was also on the International Advisory Board for British Airways. He was awarded a CBE in 2006.
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About The Research Institute in Science of Cyber Security: The Research Institute in Science of Cyber Security is a U.K.-based academic research institute.
Lillian Kuan
Alumni Advisory Committee Board Member of Chiasma
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About Chiasma: Chiasma is New Zealand’s premier student-led non-profit organisation.
