An experienced business advisor, Mike has worked with many hundreds of tech entrepreneurs supporting them to realise the potential of their businesses and themselves.

As part of his Innovate UK role, Mike works with stakeholders across Cambridge to develop the investor ecosystem and to identify and support new high-growth potential tech businesses.

Current positions:
• Innovate UK – Cambridge Ecosystem
• Senior Innovation & Growth Specialist / Investment
• Visiting Professor – Anglia Ruskin University.
• Chair of ARU’s Enterprise & Entrepreneurship External Advisory Panel.
• Board advisor for technology businesses.
• Holder of the Queens Award for Enterprise.

Mike ran the Sussex Innovation Centre, a leading UK technology business incubator for over twenty years. He acted as a guide and advisor for businesses at all stages from start-up to flotation. He built a high-performing team of advisors and business support staff – including a successful intern scheme. He developed and delivered award-winning entrepreneurial support programmes.

In addition, Mike led on new research commercialisation and student start-up initiatives at the University of Sussex.

Also, an author of novels based on the experiences of start-up entrepreneurs.