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James has worked at KPMG, a variety of events companies and at Nestoria.co.uk as a Business Analyst – working with some of the Internet industry's most influential professionals. Having studied at both Imperial and Leeds University, he was the recipient of a scholarship to Leeds University in … view profile

Mark joined the FIG team in December 2010. After graduating from Leeds University in 2006 he worked at asset manager Henderson Global Investors for over 3 years improving operational efficiency and finding revenue streams within the firm’s operations department.  Whilst at Leeds, Mark he… view profile

Charlie joined FIG in March 2011.  After studying in Sheffield and graduating with a first class honors in psychology he moved to New York to work as a property developer.  Interestingly, his stay coincided with the Wall Street crash of 2008...  He is adamant, however, that it had not… view profile

Having started a consulting business which grew to 50 people in 6 months, a mobile phone games company which supplied games to 60 countries and a PhD in 3G mobile phones, David gave it all up to help students start their own businesses.  In the last two years he has worked with over 20,000 stu… view profile

 Alessandro has worked in management consulting for three years: in Bain & Company and Roland Berger.  He undertook projects related to business development, strategic planning, financial valuation and performance improvement.  Prior to that, he worked for over 3 years in Strategi… view profile

 In March 2011, Georgie joined FIG while studying part-time for a postgraduate Law degree - having previously obtained a BA (Hons) in Classical Civilisation at Leeds University. As Head of Grants & Research and the Executive Assistant, she works in legal compliance and business regulation;… view profile

Marco has worked in Marketing, PR and Event Management for the past 10 years. Graduating from University College London in 2002, he managed marketing divisions in the services and leisure industry before moving in to PR where he went on to manage accounts and teams at one of the country’s most… view profile

James is a proven entrepreneur who understands the student demographic better than most. He started Brightsparks Recruitment whilst studying at Durham University and has seen it grow from a mobile phone and a laptop to become a key supplier of staff to international events at world famous venues, su… view profile

Simon joins FIG as a Director and will take the Managing Director role at Wazoku, a new portfolio venture, as well as serving as an advisor to new and existing portfolio companies. Prior to joining FIG, Simon was Business Development Director with Huddle, one of the most successful UK start-ups in r… view profile