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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 Advisor operating in the Consulting 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.
Matthew Oldham
Senior Manager, Technology Consulting & Advisory of Accenture
Matthew Oldham is the Senior Manager, Technology Consulting & Advisory at Accenture
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About Accenture: Accenture is a professional services company, providing services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
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Abbas Jechi
Audit & Risk Advisory [Pensions] of Deloitte
Abbas Jechi works for Audit & Risk advisory {Pensions, Mortgages, Loans, Credit cards, Insurance} at Deloitte.
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Alexander Denev
Head of AI – Financial Services Advisory of Deloitte
Alexander Denev is the Head of AI – Financial Services Advisory at Deloitte.
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About Deloitte: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and other related services.
Clive Hollick
Senior Advisor of GP Bullhound
Lord (Clive) Hollick was appointed a partner of GP Bullhound in 2010. Lord Hollick is currently a director of ProSiebenSat.1, Honeywell International Inc, BMG Music Rights Management ag and senior director at Diageo plc. Previously, he was a partner at KKR where he headed the media industry team in Europe, and prior to that served as Chairman of SBS Broadcasting as well as a director of The Nielsen Company (formerly VNU Group). He was CEO of United Business Media, an international publishing, information, broadcasting and market research group. Lord Hollick began his career as an investment banker with Hambros and then built up a global money and securities broking business that subsequently became ICAP plc. He has also held positions as a director of Logica, Havas, TRW and BAe Systems and was Chairman of the South Bank Centre, Europe’s largest arts centre. He founded the IPPR think-tank in 1986 and became a member of the House of Lords in 1991. Lord Hollick holds a B.A. and Doctorate from Nottingham University.
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About IPPR: GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice and capital to entrepreneurs and founders.
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.
Robin Lawson
Board Advisor of MVF
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About : MVF provides Customer Generation for some of the world’s largest companies.
Jim Stidham
Special Advisor in Tax of PwC
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About PwC: PricewaterhouseCoopers is an accounting firm that provides tax, HR, transactions, performance improvement, and crisis management services.
Bindi Karia
Innovation Expert + Advisor, Connector of People & Business of bindi ventures
Bindi Karia works as a Venture Partner at large London-based VC Draper Esprit, and has held positions in and around the tech industry for as long as she’s been working. She’s been a strategy consultant at PwC Consulting, worked in corporate environments like Microsoft Ventures, served within a startup at Trayport and was an advisor across a number of organizations (Startup Europe, Techstars Startup Weekend, Tech London Advocates, European Innovation Council, WEF Digital Leaders). She’s been a banker with Silicon Valley Bank and currently works as a Venture Partner at a large London-based VC firm, as well as serving on the advisory board for seven different startups and sits on the Digital Board of Centrica plc. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the conversation and understands the differing perspectives involved in each startup’s journey to success. seven different startups. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the conversation and understands the differing perspectives involved in each startup’s journey to success.
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About bindi ventures, Molten Ventures: Innovation Advisory Firm Focussed on Driving Commercial Success by Bridging the Gap between Corporates, Startups, Investors and Government.
Tyler Christie
Founder, Independent Interim Executive and Advisor of Natural Capital Advisors
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About Hopin, Natural Capital Advisors: Natural Capital Advisors helps businesses, governments, and philanthropic organizations manage natural capital with minimal risk.
Julie Pelta
Senior Advisor Healthcare of DataArt
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About : DataArt is a global software engineering firm that takes a uniquely human approach to solve problems.
Simon Jones
Member of the Advisory Board of Chime Communications PLC
Simon specialises in strategic communications and reputation management for governments, corporations, organisations and individuals around the world. Over the course of the last 20 years he has advised chief executives and chairs of global organisations, in addition to managing complex and global communications campaigns for some of the world’s leading brands (including Barclays, BBC, BSkyB, Coca Cola, Facebook, Vodafone). Simon is a lead consultant advising clients across Chime with expertise spanning international relations, communications strategy, crisis communications and reputation management.
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About : Chime is an international communications and sports marketing group.
Mike Cline
Executive Director & Principal Advisor of Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Mike is an Executive Director in GCA’s Corporate Strategy Group with over 30 years of experience, including senior advisory engagements for national oil companies and sovereign institutions to develop the commercial and legal frameworks for foreign private investment and integrated project development in their oil and gas sectors.
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About Gaffney, Cline & Associates: Gaffney, Cline & Associates is a petroleum consulting company.
Patrick Jeffrey
Head of Advisory, UK of Contagious Communications
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About Contagious Communications: Contagious helps brands and advertising agencies understand and adapt to shifts in marketing, consumer culture and technology.
Kaj Embren
Senior Advisor of South Pole
Kaj Embren Founder of Respect together with Gordon and Anita Roddick of the Body Shop. Coordinator and developer of the Nordic Mayors Initiative in front of Paris Climate Summit. Senior advisor in Sustainability for businesses and cities at South Pole Group.
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About : South Pole is a leading provider of climate solutions with a focus on renewable energy.
Kaj Embren
Senior Advisor of South Pole
Kaj Embren Founder of Respect together with Gordon and Anita Roddick of the Body Shop. Coordinator and developer of the Nordic Mayors Initiative in front of Paris Climate Summit. Senior advisor in Sustainability for businesses and cities at South Pole Group.
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About : South Pole is a leading provider of climate solutions with a focus on renewable energy.
Ian Ormerod
Strategic Advisor/ Founder of Transformation Advice
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About Transformation Advice: Transformation Advice helps businesses in the financial services sector to create clear strategic plans.
Matt Rogan
Senior Advisor of Two Circles
Matt’s career to date has been spent in the arena of commercial strategy and business management – both in corporate life as well as professional sport and entertainment. A graduate of Cambridge University, he has worked for the likes of NBA and MTV as well as in management consultancy. Matt co-founded Two Circles with Gareth Balch in 2011 and led the business as Chief Executive until early 2016. During this period the business was able to balance rapid growth with exceptional client and team retention. Matt’s current focus in his role as Chairman is to support and challenge the Two Circles management team to deliver results. Within this role Matt remains actively engaged in both Two Circles and ESP Properties thought leadership and international growth strategy. Matt has been published by the likes of Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Sports Management as well as co-authoring a well-received book on London 2012. He is a regular contributor to the media around the evolution of the business of sports, and was a Board Director of the European Sponsorship Association for five years.
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About Two Circles: Two Circles is a sports marketing agency based in London.
Rabih Bashroush
Professor & Global Head, IT Infrastructure Advisory of The Uptime Institute
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About The Uptime Institute, University of East London: Uptime Institute is focused on improving the performance, efficiency, and reliability of business critical infrastructure.
Mike Morgan
CEO and Founder, Start-up and Scale-up Advisor, NED, Mentor and Angel Investor of Channelsphere
Mike Morgan is the CEO and Founder, Start-up and Scale-up Advisor, NED, Mentor and Angel Investor at Channelsphere.
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About ChannelGrabber, Channelsphere: Channelsphere is a management consulting company that helps startup entrepreneurs develop and execute strategies for businesses growth.
Peter Clemons
Chief Advisor of Bravo
Peter wrote his first report on the emerging digital ETSI standard, TETRA, in 1996. He set up Clemons Consulting in 1998 and joined the TETRA Association (now TCCA) as an individual member in 2001, founding the TETRA SME Group the same year and becoming its first Chairman. Peter has a long association with Latin America where he lived and worked from 1985 to 1994 before returning to his native UK. In more recent times, he has helped a number of core manufacturers set up & develop their businesses across the Americas and still has close ties with the region.Peter is also a former Director and Board Member of TCCA (representing Teltronic S.A.U.), TCCA Transport Group member and one of the founding members of the Marketing Group and CCBG. He is a regular speaker at major PMR events around the world.In 2012, Peter founded Quixoticity, a next-generation critical communications consulting firm focused on global critical communications. Quixoticity has developed special analytical tools modelling the past, present and future critical communications market, focusing on business & value creation models, market research and the impact of emerging technologies on the industry.
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About Bravo: PTC is a pioneering wireless communications firm.
Saif Abed
Founding Partner and Director of Cybersecurity Advisory Services of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies
Saif Abed is the CEO of Clinical Cyber Defense Systems. He is also the founding partner and director of cybersecurity advisory services at AbedGraham.
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About AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies: Exclusively clinically based, healthcare IT strategy consultancy providing clinical analysis, strategy development, and risk compliance
Manoj Bhatt
Head of Cyber Security Advisory of Company85
A digitally driven, cyber security professional focussing on demystifying security concepts at a board level. Manoj has built and run a range of security teams, providing different services to end clients for over the 10 years across a range of sectors. As an Advisory Board member for ClubCISO, Manoj supports the wider CISO community in sharing of knowledge and information.
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About Company85: Company85 is an independent IT consultancy specialising in IT transformation, service management, workspace, cloud integration.
Dean Johnson
Advisory Board Member of Continuous Ventures
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About Continuous Ventures: Supporting start-ups navigate the journey to become “fund ready” with our team of advisors with our expertise & developmental framework
Nicholas Lakin
Vice President, Advisory Services of Kinapse
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About Kinapse: Kinapse provides advisory, capability building and operational services to the life sciences industries.
