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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 Education 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.
Rajiv Shah
Advisor of Hubbub
Graduated from Cambridge University in 2005; then trained and practised law at two global law firms in London and Abu Dhabi. He is experienced in advising FTSE 100 clients and financial institutions in the corporate, financial and UK tax law, and is a qualified Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales.
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About : Build fundraising communities for organisations using crowdfunding
James Barrett
Advisor of Hubbub
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Maggie Lee
Advisor of Hubbub
Maggie Lee Senior Advisor to venture capitalist Beringea, with significant experience in helping entrepreneurs and investors grow and fund businesses. Extensive media skills having previously worked in television and business journalism. A Governor of the University of Westminster, Maggie was a founding non-executive director of the FOS and non-executive director of NHS Professionals.
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Andy Powell
Advisor of Hubbub
Andy Powell Following a degree from Cambridge, a doctorate in organisational behaviour and an initial career in industry, primarily IBM, Andy has spent over 25 years as CEO of various not-for-profit organisations. He has extensive experience and contacts within education and skills, and now acts as a strategic advisor to various education companies.
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Manisha Dahad
Advisory Board of Head Held High
Manish Dahad has over 20 years of experience in a wide variety of professions ranging from social entrepreneurship, management consulting, partnership engagement, leadership development and IT. She brings fresh and new perspectives to the area of social change. Manisha is passionate about 2 areas: Collective Change and People’s Potential. She has initiated projects and enterprises (namely Centre for Social Brilliance , and World Changers & Co) that have inspired, mobilised and mentored social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to create new business models and have social impact. She has also developed a strong network of entrepreneurs & built relationships with senior executives from global companies (Accenture, Barclays, M&S, Unilever, BT, Novartis, Kroll, Colliers CRE, RBS), NGOs (Save the Children, VSO,NEST, LDA) and social enterprises (Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, Turquoise Mountain, MaFoi) in the UK, Denmark, Afghanistan and India. Working as a management consultant at IBM, Manisha engaged in large IT and business transformation projects of telecom companies that combined strategic advice, programme management, business process re-engineering & implementation capabilities. Manisha has an MBA from London Business School, a Masters in Science and Technology from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, a leading engineering institute in India and is a trained Visionary and Executive Coach from Coaches Training Institute and Visionary Network. She is also an active visionary speaker and consultant on social change.
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About : Head Held High is a social enterprise that aims to build careers for rural youth to drive their socio-economic prosperity.
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.
Jamie Brooker
Founder & Strategic Advisor of Kahoot!
Jamie Brooker is the Founder & Strategic Advisor at Kahoot!
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About Apps for Good, Kahoot!, The Nordic Web Ventures, We Are Human: Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share, and play fun learning games and trivia quizzes.
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.
Thomas Jones
Member of the Advisory Board of Duke University
Tom has over 20 years of experience in leading both publicly listed and privately funded enterprise software and applications companies. Most recently, Tom was CEO of Levanta, Inc, a leader in on-demand Linux management and data virtualization. Before Levanta, Tom was President & CEO of Velosel Corporation, Senior Vice President of North American Sales at PeopleSoft and President of MDL Information Systems, Inc. (MDL). Tom has served on the Board of Directors of MDL, Nexprise, Ventro, Crosslogix and OnQ Technologies. He is currently on the Board of Directors of RivalWatch. He also serves on the national board of directors for the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation and the Advisory Board for Duke University School of Nursing. Tom spent 6 years in the U.S. Marine Corps attaining the rank of Captain, USMC. Tom holds a BS in Analytical Management from the United States Naval Academy and a MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
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About : Duke University is a private research university providing undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine and other disciplines.
Einstein Ntim
Board Advisor of Singularity University
Einstein Ntim is a Ghanian-British entrepreneur and startup ecosystem builder that connects innovators to Ai, space, and other exponential tech networks. As the founding partner at the GlobalStartupEcosystem.com. (GSE)-the first and largest creator of digital online accelerators in emerging markets for startups, governments, and corporations- Einstein provides access to capital experts and speaks on topics covering entrepreneurship, AI, exponential technologies and emerging markets. Formerly a serial entrepreneur, Einstein founded two health care startups- Enabled AI (The AI Mental Health App for Exponential Innovators) and Bloomer Tech (which embeds IOT sensors into fabrics to tackle cardiovascular disease). During his time in silicon valley, Einstein worked on connecting startups to Tim Draper’s venture networks, Bold Emerge Capital, and other VC networks that target entrepreneurs from emerging markets. As an influencer within startup networks in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Africa, Einstein sits on Singularity University’s Advisory Board for Inclusion and was selected into Ghana’s Future Leaders U30. Prior to his work in the USA, Einstein had a diverse career in capital markets (UBS, Statestreet, Deutsche Bank), commodity sales, authorship, military (UK), Tutoring (Methodist Church) and professional sports (Harlequins Rugby). He has conducted business across Europe, China, India, Latin America and Africa for supranational companies. Einstein studied Economics and Policy at London School of Economics (LSE), Chinese Languages and Philosophy at Nanjing University, Faith and Theology at the Methodist Church of Britain, and acted as British Council GenUK Ambassador in India and China.
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About : Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Tirdad Sorooshian
Advisor of Claned Group
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About : The unparalleled digital learning solution – Modern LXP enabling superior engagement and measurement of impact
Mike Ullmann
Advisor of Prodigy Finance
Michael Ullmann has been involved in more than 40 different entrepreneurial businesses in various capacities; always as a shareholder. His main focus has been on turnarounds in the bakery business and engineering. He has served as chairman of the board for more than a dozen companies. He is currently chairman of Prodigy, an educational debt provider and an investor in H2O, a business in water management and Black Mountain Insulation, a company providing environmentally friendly house insulation; the first two have INSEAD CEO’s and the third has been primary financed via an INSEAD network. Michael was an affiliate professor in entrepreneurship at INSEAD from 1987-2005 where he helped the Entrepreneurship Department develop into one of the most vital and popular departments in the school. Michael has backed many of his former students in their own business ventures and continues to be a mentor to several companies. He has written many cases and articles on Entrepreneurship. He has an MA from St Catherine’s College, Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD. He has been a fellow of St Catherine’s since 2004. Apart from his main hobby and passion, business, Michael enjoys games of skill and chance, along with outdoor pursuits such as shooting, sailing, skiing and golf.
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About : Prodigy Finance provides postgraduate student loans to international students to attend a top school.
Matthew Grant
Senior Advisor of Cambridge Judge Business School
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About : Cambridge Judge Business School is a business school of University of Cambridge located in the United Kingdom.
David Jacobs
Financial Advisor of Wibbu
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About : Wibbu is an award-winning education-entertainment studio specialising in engaging language-learning tools for the classroom.
Bruno Cappuccini
Business Advisor of Wibbu
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About : Wibbu is an award-winning education-entertainment studio specialising in engaging language-learning tools for the classroom.
Bridget Mastrocola
Investor & Advisor of HeySuccess
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About : The default platform for international student mobility.
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.
Nick Moro
Music Advisor of Jellynote
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About : Jellynote is an EdTech startup offering an innovative way to learn music through its proprietary AI-technology
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.
Francesca Bria
Senior Advisor and Senior Project Lead of Nesta
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About Nesta: Nesta is an innovation foundation headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Manisha Prabhakar
Educational Advisor of Synap
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About Synap: Synap is online education platform using AI to revolutionise learning.
Josh Wyatt
Advisory Board of The Guestbook
Josh Wyatt is Advisor at Universal Points.
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About : Disrupting the hotel booking & loyalty businesses
Josh Wyatt
Advisory Board of The Guestbook
Josh Wyatt is Advisor at Universal Points.
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About : Disrupting the hotel booking & loyalty businesses
Ying Lee
Advisor, Non-Executive Chairwoman of Josla
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About : Work Movement uses power of people and business to create opportunities for everyone to achieve happiness, equality and success from their W
Tristan Caulfield
Advisor of Tuittio
Dr Tristan Caulfield is a Research Associate at University College London. He works in the field of information security, particularly looking at security within businesses. Tristan previously held postdoctoral positions in security, at the University of Aberdeen, and in economics, at the University of Bath, where he also received his PhD in Computer Science. He has extensive experience teaching and tutoring for a range of university courses. Tristan and a team from UCL recently won the “best go-to-market strategy” prize at the London CyberHack for Financial Security.
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About : Tuittio connects bilingual, subject expert tutors with learners online.
Juan Martin
Advisor of Oystext
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About Oystext: Oystext allows you to communicate with other users around the world, without any language skills.
Arnab Chatterjee
Advisor of Tonguesten
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About : We turn your favourite music videos into the easiest English teaching tool on the planet, powered by real time artificial intelligence.
Arnab Chatterjee
Advisor of Tonguesten
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About : We turn your favourite music videos into the easiest English teaching tool on the planet, powered by real time artificial intelligence.
Bill McAlister
Advisor of Tonguesten
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About : We turn your favourite music videos into the easiest English teaching tool on the planet, powered by real time artificial intelligence.
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.
Leo Dunne
Advisor and Mentor of WonderCharts
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About : WonderCharts is an online platform that enables financial traders to learn, monitor, analyze, and trade.
