Cambridge Network

The Cambridge Network is a commercial business networking organisation for business people and academics[1][2] working in technology fields in the Cambridge area of the UK. The businesses and organisations that make up its membership are typical of those found in the 'Cambridge Cluster' or Silicon Fen.[3] The network is inclusive and encourages cross-sector and cross-business engagement so that new areas of innovation are started.

The network was founded in 1997 by Nigel Brown, David Cleevely, Fred Hallsworth, Hermann Hauser, Anthony Ross and Alec Broers.[4][5][6]

Chair of Cambridge Network Ltd is Dr Andy Harter, Group CEO of RealVNC, and current board members include founder Hermann Hauser, Alex van Someren Amadeus Capital Partners, Professor Andy Neely, pro-vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, Lee Welham of Deloitte, Marcus Johnson of Kirly Ltd, Prof Roderick Watkins of Anglia Ruskin University, Peter Taylor of TTP Group, David Cleevely, Andrew Lynn of Fluidic Analytics, Colin Manktelow of NW Brown, Caroline Rowland of Arm Holdings, Vicki Sanderson, Andy Williams Astra Zeneca, Ken Woodberry of Microsoft Research and former Cambridge Network CEO Claire Ruskin. Its president is the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Stephen Toope. John Gourd is chief executive, appointed in September 2019 and David Mardle of Goodwin Procter is company secretary.

  1. ^ "Corporate membership". Cambridge Network. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Individual membership". Cambridge Network. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. ^ "The Cambridge Cluster Report 2007" (PDF). Library House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ Alan Cane, 'Company set up to promote 'Silicon Fen' ', Financial Times, 27 April 1998.
  5. ^ Judith Judd, 'Millionaire to turn dons into tycoons', The Independent, 14 June 1998
  6. ^ Ross Davies, 'Degrees of success in Oxbridge hi-tech race', The Evening Standard, 24 August 1998, p. 33