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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 CFO’ operating in the Education space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Stefan Wisbauer
CEO, President, CFO, and Managing Director of Lecturio
Stefan Wisbauer is the Managing Director of U.K. Preventive Medicine and the Founder and Managing Director of iHealth, a leading UK executive prevention provider. With a decade of experience in healthcare, Stefan previously worked at the World Bank and McKinsey & Co, where he advised health insurance, medical devices and biotech companies. Stefan also worked as a consultant to the National Health Service and with private healthcare operators on Public Private Partnerships and on establishing innovative approaches to care delivery. Previous to founding iHealth, Stefan helped build CircleHealth, which build next generation private hospitals in the U.K. based on a Kaiser Permanente style model, in which clinicians are co-owners in the business. Prior to that, Stefan was Bid Manager for Nations Healthcare, which won the largest share – valued at more than £400 — of the first wave of private day surgery contracts to treat NHS patients issued by the British government under Tony Blair’s leadership. Stefan also serves on the board of the Center for NonViolent Communication, a global charity promoting innovative solutions to trauma, conflict, restorative justice and communication. Stefan holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, Diploma in Mathematics from University of Bonn and a ‘Part III’ in Mathematics from Cambridge University.
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About iHealth, Lecturio: The Next Generation Learning Platform for Medicine
Tao Mantaras
CFO & Co-founder of BibliU
Tao is Co-Founder & CFO of Bibliotech a core eTextbooks platform that provides academic libraries and students unlimited access. The company has developed a modern platform that integrates fully with all library and university systems and is already working closely with a number of UK universities.
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About BibliU: An EdTech innovator, BibliU’s platform enables colleges and universities with digital content management, automation, and analytics.
Kuvera Sivalingam
CFO and Co-Founder of HowNow
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About HowNow: HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons.
Nathan Runnicles
CFO of QA Ltd
Nathan joined QA from Tes Global where he was CFO, responsible for group finance, legal and corporate development. Before that, he was CFO at Research Now Group Inc., and EMEA Finance Director for WPP Group plc, following the acquisition of Cordiant Communications Group plc, where he led the corporate finance and investor relations from 2001 – 2003. A chartered accountant, Nathan qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998. Nathan studied at University of Bristol, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting.
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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.
David Sadler
Chief Financial Officer of Twig World
David has worked extensively in finance, starting in the travel sector at Hamilton Travel and Lonely Planet. He then moved to News UK, where he worked as a Finance Manager, Head of Finance for Sales and Marketing and the Finance Director for Strategy and Development. David then went on to work at Beano Studios as their Interim Finance Director.
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About Twig Education, Twig World: Twig World is award-winning tools and educational resources for the classroom.
David Whitefield
Chief Financial Officer of Graduway
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About Graduway: Graduway provides alumni networking platforms for colleges and universities to stay connected with their former students and alumni.
Will England
CFO of FutureLearn
Will England is the CFO at FutureLearn. He is a straightforward, dynamic Chief Financial Officer whose expertise has been developed in the Digital Media World.
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About FutureLearn: Enjoy learning for life with free, online courses from top UK and international universities.
Phil Parkin
Chief Financial Officer of Symplectic
Philip Parkin is the Chief Financial Officer at Symplectic Limited.
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About Symplectic: Symplectic produces software for Higher Educational Institutions in the UK.
Phil Parkin
Chief Financial Officer of Symplectic
Philip Parkin is the Chief Financial Officer at Symplectic Limited.
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About Symplectic: Symplectic produces software for Higher Educational Institutions in the UK.
Gavin Higgins
CFO of Learning Curve Group
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About Learning Curve Group: Learning Curve Group specialises in education and training that supports the needs of three client groups.
Jim Conybeare-Cross
Chief Financial Officer of The City & Guilds Group
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About The City & Guilds Group: The City & Guilds Group is a leader in global skills development.
Adeola Adesuyi
Co Founder & CFO of mytoddlr
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About mytoddlr: mytoddlr is a new improved tool that helps early education providers better manage their setting and engage parents.
Shaheed Hossain
CFO of Lyfta
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About Lyfta: Lyfta is a platform where teachers can find beautiful, engaging, and immersive content to capture the hearts and minds of their students.
Robert Ashby
CFO of Lumici
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About Lumici: Educational Technology Startup based in the UK.
James Bailey
CFO of emoquo
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About emoquo: Emoquo is an award winning digital coaching app and real-time people analytics platform for everyone at work.
