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David Brown

Chief Business Officer (Part-time), Strategic Adviser, Non-Exec, Board Trustee National Centre for Universities and Business

📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Strategy Policy Board Member
Jan 2022
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members and students in 147 countries. ICAEW was established by royal charter in 1880.
Board Member
Apr 2019
The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is a public-private partnership with the sole purpose of increasing the value, intensity and diversity of university-business collaboration. In short it is focused on building stronger connections between universities and business with a three pronged agenda. 1) To ensure that universities deliver the skills that businesses require against a fast-changing technological and market landscape. 2) To ensure that businesses large and small can both leverage and support the research and innovation capabilities of Britain’s universities across the UK. 3) A specific focus on how collaboration and partnership can support the needs of different places. We address these aims through a programme of activities, analysis and collaborations that aim to help business and universities optimise the development of talent and maximise the impact of science and innovation investments across the UK. Our membership draws together over 75 UK universities and some 50 corporate businesses spanning a unique mix of different sectors and technologies. This membership base is committed to the benefits and value derived from university-business collaboration and is supported by a Council of senior representatives from each member to champion and push boundaries in collaborations. Our network extends and includes our partners in Government where we have strategic relationships and funding support through UK Research and Innovation and Research England as well as the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As well as convening organisational leaders from across our network, there are also fantastic opportunities for more junior personnel to interact, expand their networks and develop closer cross-sector working relationships. For more information email info@ncub.co.uk.
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2022
Strategy Policy Board Member
Jan 2022
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of July 2022, it has over 198,000 members and students in 147 countries. ICAEW was established by royal charter in 1880.
2020
Converge challenge
Board Member
Jul 2020
2019
University of Edinburgh
Director Of Strategic Partnerships
Apr 2019
Board Member
Apr 2019
The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is a public-private partnership with the sole purpose of increasing the value, intensity and diversity of university-business collaboration. In short it is focused on building stronger connections between universities and business with a three pronged agenda. 1) To ensure that universities deliver the skills that businesses require against a fast-changing technological and market landscape. 2) To ensure that businesses large and small can both leverage and support the research and innovation capabilities of Britain’s universities across the UK. 3) A specific focus on how collaboration and partnership can support the needs of different places. We address these aims through a programme of activities, analysis and collaborations that aim to help business and universities optimise the development of talent and maximise the impact of science and innovation investments across the UK. Our membership draws together over 75 UK universities and some 50 corporate businesses spanning a unique mix of different sectors and technologies. This membership base is committed to the benefits and value derived from university-business collaboration and is supported by a Council of senior representatives from each member to champion and push boundaries in collaborations. Our network extends and includes our partners in Government where we have strategic relationships and funding support through UK Research and Innovation and Research England as well as the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As well as convening organisational leaders from across our network, there are also fantastic opportunities for more junior personnel to interact, expand their networks and develop closer cross-sector working relationships. For more information email info@ncub.co.uk.
late stage
2005
PwC
Retired Partner
Mar 2005
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