My journey began with a degree in engineering, which taught me to simplify complexity, and lead me to a two-year postgraduate career in the avionics industry where I worked on airborne radar systems for fighter jets.  

I quickly learned that I was far more interested in the commercial application of deep technology and explaining use cases in simple terms to non-technical customers which led me to the world of management consulting where I learned about the importance of the talent management and leadership functions in the fast-changing financial markets.  

At the ripe age of 25 armed with lots of ideas, I decided to pursue my first entrepreneurial venture which was a combination of strategy consulting, team building and software product services into investment banks and fund managers.  

A few years later and with my first exit under the belt, I decided to continue to build new ventures which provided advisory services and web-based technology into the financial services sector.  Some succeeded and others did not but I continued to learn a huge amount: specifically, I learned a great deal about persistence and the importance of building ‘high-performance’ (meaning small teams that could deliver outsized returns) teams for my ventures and our clients.  

My journey began with a degree in engineering, which taught me to simplify complexity, and lead me to a two-year postgraduate career in the avionics industry where I worked on airborne radar systems for fighter jets.  

I quickly learned that I was far more interested in the commercial application of deep technology and explaining use cases in simple terms to non-technical customers which led me to the world of management consulting where I learned about the importance of the talent management and leadership functions in the fast-changing financial markets.  

At the ripe age of 25 armed with lots of ideas, I decided to pursue my first entrepreneurial venture which was a combination of strategy consulting, team building and software product services into investment banks and fund managers.