Dr. Wil Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Wil is the Chief Executive Officer of Alacrity Foundation (UK). He is responsible for the strategic and operational development of the Foundation. Before joining Alacrity Wil was a Director at the Abu Dhabi Education Council, United Arab …
Guy Wendon
Business Development Manager
Guy is responsible for business development at the Alacrity Foundation. He works closely with our partners and assists the teams with commercialisation and marketing.
James Lewis
Programme Manager
As Programme Manager (UK), James is responsible for the day-to-day operational running of the programme, the development of the graduate teams and supporting the on-going strategic development of the Foundation.
Katrina Cousins
HR Manager
Katrina Cousins is responsible for the management of Human Resources and Health & Safety processes at Alacrity Foundation, she works closely with the teams helping them with company registrations, insurances and legal issues that can arise.
Prof Simon Gibson, CBE
Chairman of Alacrity
Simon is Chairman and Founder of the Alacrity Foundation and Chief Executive of Wesley Clover Corporation. Wesley Clover is an investment Fund specialising in seeding technology companies. Before joining Wesley Clover, he was co-founder, President …
Sir Terry Matthews
Mentor
Terry Matthews is the founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover International. Since 1972, Terry has founded and/or funded more than 100 technology companies around the globe, with highlights that include Mitel and Newbridge Networks. Today, Terry …
Trustees
Prof Ian Hargreaves CBE
Vice Chairman of Trustees
Ian is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Alacrity Foundation. He is Professor of Digital Economy at Cardiff University. In 2010/2011, he led a review of intellectual property for the UK Government. This was published in May 2011.
Debra Williams
Trustee
Debra Williams started her career as an underwriter at Lombard North Central, before moving on to the Britannia Building Society and the data company NCR. Debra has worked at a management level at some the …
Prof Hilary Lappin Scott OBE
Trustee
Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott OBE graduated from the University of Warwick (BSc and PhD) and then held Post-doctoral Fellowships in the UK and Canada before her appointment as Lecturer in Microbiology at the …
Prof Michael Walker, OBE
Trustee
Professor Michael Walker was previously Group Research and Development Director for the Vodafone Group of companies. At Vodafone Michael had responsibility for the Group’s research activities and exploitation of its …