Piers Linney

Piers Linney
Born (1971-02-15) 15 February 1971 (age 53)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationThe University of Manchester
Occupation(s)Businessman
television personality
Known forDragons' Den
The Secret Millionaire
SpouseTara Bishop (m. 2003; div. 2018)[1]
ChildrenTiger and Electra[1]
Websitewww.pierslinney.com

Jonathan Piers Daniel Linney (born 15 February 1971[2][3][4]) is a British businessman and investor.[5] He is a non-executive director of the UK government-owned development bank, British Business Bank, which has facilitated over £12 billion[6] of financing for UK small and medium-sized businesses and also operates the StartUp Loan Company and British Patient Capital, a £2.5bn fund launched in 2018.

He was the co-CEO and owner of Genesis Communications [7] and was the co-CEO of cloud-based[7] IT business Outsourcery. He is best known for taking part on the BBC Two business series Dragons' Den from 2013 to 2015.

Linney also appeared on the Channel 4 series The Secret Millionaire in 2011, where he worked in Wolverhampton at a young offenders' institution.

In November 2018, he was named in the top 20 of Financial Times's list of the top 100 minority ethnic leaders in technology.[8] He was also named in the FT as one of the top 100 BAME Leaders in Tech.[9]

Linney is also content creator and public speaker that supports entrepreneurs to start-up or grow their businesses as part of his initiative.[10]

  1. ^ a b Daisy Buchanan (11 August 2013). "Dragon's Den Piers Linney: 10 things you need to know about new Dragon". Mirror Online. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Piers Linney biography at Dragons' Den, BBC Two. Archived 3 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Findmypast.
  4. ^ "Piers Linney Net Worth", Spear's.
  5. ^ "Piers Linney – British Business Bank". British Business Bank. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "| British Business Bank". British Business Bank. British Business Bank. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ a b "Piers Linney on the acquisition of Genesis Communications". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ^ "The UK's top 100 black and minority ethnic leaders in technology". Financial Times. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 10: The most influential BAME tech leaders in the UK". Financial Times. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  10. ^ Piers Linney (18 November 2018), What is #ScaleUp?, retrieved 26 November 2018