Michael Gifford

Michael has a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from HEC Paris. He spent many years in technical, strategy, and operational management roles at Atkins, the engineering consultancy. He has subsequently specialised in supporting smaller companies, often operating in interim C-suite roles. He co-founded a start-up in the engineering project management and procurement space in 2016. Most recently he has been working with NIAB, a Cambridge-based crop science institute as Director of Commercialisation.