Sam Gyimah

Founder

2024 - Current

Non Executive Director

2020

The activities of Goldman Sachs International span investment banking, private equity, sales and trading and private wealth management. I serve on the Audit Committee, and attend the Risk Committee of the Board.

Non Executive Director

2020

Goldman Sachs International Bank provides banking services. The bank includes the consumer brand Marcus, and offers consumer and business loans, consumer and capital management, investing and lending, securities and market research services. I serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

Member Board Of Directors

2022

Blackstone, Francisco Partners and TPG’s The Rise Fund jointly owned US headquartered global educational technology leader, serving 41,000+ schools and more than 20 million students.

Board Member, Cambridge University Endowment Trust

2023

Advisory Board Member

2023 - 2024

Venture Partner

2022 - 2023

Leading multi-stage pan-European technology VC fund. http://www.lakestar.com

Strategic Advisor & Founding Advisory Board Member

2020 - 2024

Growth equity and climate VC fund.

Senior Advisor

2020 - 2021

Specialist Higher Education Consultancy

Senior Advisor

2020 - 2020

Insurtech. Disrupting the UK pension industry by making it easier for people to locate and consolidate their existing pension plans and invest the funds sustainably. Founded in 2014. £1 billion invested through the platform. Listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 2021

Member Of Parliament and Minister in the UK Government (Hands on executive experience)

2010 - 2019

Member of Parliament & Minister with consistent track record of Executive delivery in four departments. Roles involved exercising leadership, building and managing teams, strategic planning, identifying opportunities, building relationships, and finding creative solutions in high stakes political situations.

Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation (Cabinet Rank)

2018 - 2018

Led led the international science, research, innovation and universities policy briefs for higher education. Annual budget £8 billion. 164 higher education institutions, UK Space and Intellectual Property sectors. * Led and managed strategic investments in emerging technologies including AI and data, driverless cars, quantum, fusion energy and Launched the UKs first biodegradable plastics innovation fund. Launched UK AI Council. * Established international links to enhance the performance of the UK innovation system * Led UK’s negotiations at EU Competitiveness Council. EU Copyright Directive on the Digital Single Market. Sensitive Brexit negotiations on £100 billion EU research funding programme, £10bn Galileo space collaboration programme, IP regime and Erasmus. * Stakeholder management across industry, national governments, International research partners, universities and the European Space Agency * Facilitated a compromise deal to end the longest ever strike in UK higher education history, as a result of a dispute between the Universities Superannuation Scheme (£61bn of assets) and the Universities and College Union