Gerard Grech
Managing Director, Founders at the University of Cambridge
Gerard Grech is the Managing Director of Founders at the University of Cambridge, a new strategic initiative focused on accelerating the formation and scaling of new technology companies. He is the former founding Chief Executive of Tech Nation, a pioneering UK Government-backed initiative that shaped Europe’s most productive digital ecosystem. Tech Nation fuelled a 5x increase in the number of UK cities with a tech unicorn or more and secured the UK’s digital leadership position in Europe. Tech Nation was the 9th fastest growing technology company in the UK public sector in 2022 before being acquired by the Founders Forum Group.
Gerard is also a member of the UK Government’s Digital Economy Council and the World Economic Forum’s Digital Board. Previously, he worked at the intersection of mobile, digital media and venture capital in New York, London and Paris in senior leadership roles at Orange, France Telecom, Nokia and Nokia Growth Partners, among others. He started his career in the music business.