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 Board Member operating in the Association space. If you think a Board Member 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.
Fabio Di Prima
Board Member of Silver Sky GLobal Capital
We constantly look for exciting, global property development and investment opportunities where we participate in the development of outstanding projects, both commercial and residential We partner with start-up and growth stage companies, leveraging our deep core industry and operational expertise as well as our global network. Our team provides the resources, talent and strategic guidance to help create lasting value, and enable them to reach their full potential
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About Silver Sky GLobal Capital: Silver Sky Global Capital an asset management organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices in London and New York,
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.
Debu Purkayastha
Board Member of Mercy Corps
Debu Purkayastha is currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at Octopus Ventures, a premier European venture capital firm. Prior to Octopus, till early 2014, Debu spent 6 years at Google. Debu was Principal – New Business Development at Google with a wide product mandate spanning several key strategic focus areas globally. Previously, Debu was Google’s Principal – Corporate Development spearheading its global M&A and Investment efforts including the acquisition of ITA Software (travel search), DailyDeal.de (offers), Gizmo5 (VoIP), Phonetic Arts (text to speech), Green Parrot Pictures (video image processing), Zynamics (security software) amongst several others. Debu is also a founding member of Google “Campus”, a seven-storey co-working space for startups in East London’s Tech City. Debu sits on the Board of MercyCorps (NGO), Advisory Board of Sadara Ventures (VC Fund) & previously used to sit on the Boards of Fon (wireless) & Mobile Planet (mobile apps). Prior to Google, Debu headed Sabre’s Corporate Development/M&A team in EMEA & in a past life was a Telecoms/Media/Technology M&A Banker with Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup in Wall Street, Silicon Valley & London. Debu has a MBA from London Business School & is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Debu spends a fair bit of his personal time working with leading NGOs & governmental institutions in several politically sensitive areas including Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir etc. focusing on economic development initiatives. A certified cricket nut & film fanatic, Debu is also passionate about white-water rafting & hiking.
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About : Mercy Corps is a global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
Alex Bouras
Board Member and Trustee of Citizens Advice
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About : Citizens Advice, the national body for the citizens advice movement
Louisa-Jayne O’Neill
Board Member of Information Assurance Advisory Council
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About : The IAAC is a private sector led, cross-industry forum dedicated to promoting a safe and secure Information Society.
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.
