John French
Senior Advisor and CISL Fellow at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
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United Kingdom
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Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Advisor and CISL Fellow
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Apr 2020 - Present
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Executive Director
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Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
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The Glasgow School of Art
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Lay Governor and Chair of the Mackintosh Steering Group
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Sep 2019 - Present
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Wolfson College
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow and Chair of the Arts Committee
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Nov 2018 - Present
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EAUC
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United Kingdom
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director and Trustee and Chair of the Carbon Coalition
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Jun 2018 - Present
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University of East Anglia
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Chair in Enterprise and Sustainability
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Nov 2015 - Present
I am a university based academic and entrepreneur with a track record in developing and financing major university infrastructure projects. I am active across the low carbon, bio-based and creative industries sectors. Internationally I help UK companies gain access to export markets. I was educated at London University and then at the University of Cambridge where I gained my PhD. I have a Chair in Enterprise and Sustainability at the University of East Anglia where I am also CEO of the… Show more I am a university based academic and entrepreneur with a track record in developing and financing major university infrastructure projects. I am active across the low carbon, bio-based and creative industries sectors. Internationally I help UK companies gain access to export markets. I was educated at London University and then at the University of Cambridge where I gained my PhD. I have a Chair in Enterprise and Sustainability at the University of East Anglia where I am also CEO of the Adapt Low Carbon Group and Director of the Enterprise Centre. I have been responsible for leading a number of significant EU funded projects including the InCrops Enterprise Hub, The low Carbon Innovation Fund and the Exemplary Low carbon Building project, the £17m Enterprise Centre which opened its doors to a hub of green businesses and student entrepreneurs in June 2015. Show less I am a university based academic and entrepreneur with a track record in developing and financing major university infrastructure projects. I am active across the low carbon, bio-based and creative industries sectors. Internationally I help UK companies gain access to export markets. I was educated at London University and then at the University of Cambridge where I gained my PhD. I have a Chair in Enterprise and Sustainability at the University of East Anglia where I am also CEO of the… Show more I am a university based academic and entrepreneur with a track record in developing and financing major university infrastructure projects. I am active across the low carbon, bio-based and creative industries sectors. Internationally I help UK companies gain access to export markets. I was educated at London University and then at the University of Cambridge where I gained my PhD. I have a Chair in Enterprise and Sustainability at the University of East Anglia where I am also CEO of the Adapt Low Carbon Group and Director of the Enterprise Centre. I have been responsible for leading a number of significant EU funded projects including the InCrops Enterprise Hub, The low Carbon Innovation Fund and the Exemplary Low carbon Building project, the £17m Enterprise Centre which opened its doors to a hub of green businesses and student entrepreneurs in June 2015. Show less
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Cambridge Innovation Parks Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Development and Sustainability
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Aug 2019 - Mar 2021
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Education
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University of Cambridge
PhD, Applied Biology -
University of London
BSc, Applied Biology