Founding Director at Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Founding Director at Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
- Chairman at ionscope
- Chairman at CRFS
- Past
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- Board Member at Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board (OSAB)
- Chairman at Cambridge Network
- NED at DCSA
- Chairman at mo.jo
- Chairman Communications Research Network at University of Cambridge
- Occasional Lecturer at Ignite Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
- Chairman at Communications Research Network
- Chairman at 3WayNetworks
- Chairman at Cambridge Enterprise Conference
- Member of Advisory Board at Splashpower
- Non Executive Director at Cambridge Broadband
- Non Executive Director at Bango
- Member at Cyber Crime and Trust Foresight Panel
- Advisor at RVC Greenhouse Fund
- Managing Director, then Chairman at Analysys Ltd
- Chairman at VBN
- Director, Telecoms Division at The Economist Informatics (EIU Informatics)
- Post Office Student at Post Office Telecommunications
- Education
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- University of Cambridge
- The University of Reading
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David Cleevely’s Summary
David Cleevely is the Chairman of CRFS, the spectrum monitoring company, which he co-founded in July 2007, and the founder and former Chairman of telecoms consultancy Analysys (acquired by Datatec International in 2004). In 1998, he co-founded the web based antibody company Abcam with Jonathan Milner (CEO), saw it through flotation on AIM in November 2005, and continues as Chairman. In late 2004 he co-founded the 3G pico base station company, 3WayNetworks, which was sold to Airvana in April 2007. He joined the Board of Trutap (formerly Hotxt) - a mobile phone text messaging provider in October 2005. He led the funding round for Cambridge Angels in Ionscope, a novel microscope technology company and, on closing the round, joined the Board in June 2007. He has been a prime mover behind Cambridge Network and co-founder of Cambridge Wireless, and was a Director of Bango until its flotation on AIM in July 2005. He is also a member of the Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board, the IET Telecoms Sector Panel and was Chairman of the Communications Research Network, part of the Cambridge MIT Institute and a member of the ComReg Expert Advisor Group.
After being sponsored to study Cybernetics at Reading by Post Office Telecommunications, he joined their Long Range Studies Division. A PhD at Cambridge was then followed by the Economist Intelligence Unit in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the IET and he has held an Industrial Fellowship at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
David Cleevely’s Experience
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Founding Director
Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge
(Public Policy industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
The Centre for Science and Policy will focus on long-range global challenges, working with other academic institutions including the Royal Society, think tanks, Government, business and international organisations to provide a new perspective of the policy making dimension of science.
The CSaP is developing an array of activities including seminars, workshops and presentations that provide opportunities for informal, high-level discussion between policy practitioners in government and industry and world class experts. In doing so the Centre is building on the success of the Cambridge University Government Policy Programme (CUGPOP), which ran from 1998-2006 and which promoted understanding of how scientific and technological advances are made, their implications and potential in terms of governmental planning and policy.
The CSaP operates through a Centre Staff supporting a network of Associates, Centre Interest Groups, Visiting Fellows and Centre Fellows. Workshops for senior policy makers are the most important output of the Centre; our objective is to use these workshops to promote multidisciplinary discussion between domain experts and policy makers. -
Chairman
ionscope
(Nanotechnology industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
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Chairman
CRFS
(Telecommunications industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Co-Founded Company with Alistair Masserella and Ruth Martin
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Advisor
IQ Capital Fund
(Privately Held; Investment Management industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
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Non Executive Director
Trutap
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
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Chairman
Cambridge Wireless
(Telecommunications industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
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Member
Cambridge Angels
(Telecommunications industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
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Member Communications Sector Panel
IET
(Non-Profit; Publishing industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
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Member
Great Eastern Investment Forum
(Telecommunications industry)
1998 — Present (11 years )
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Chairman
Abcam
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; uk:abc; Biotechnology industry)
June 1998 — Present (11 years 6 months)
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Board Member
Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board (OSAB)
(Government Agency; Telecommunications industry)
2003 — March 2009 (6 years )
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Chairman
Cambridge Network
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2004 — January 2009 (4 years 5 months)
I co-founded Cambridge Network in 1998, formally appointed Chairman in 2004 and stepped down in January 2009 (Neil Davidson succeeded me)
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NED
DCSA
(Telecommunications industry)
2001 — 2009 (8 years )
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Chairman
mo.jo
(Telecommunications industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
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Chairman Communications Research Network
University of Cambridge
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years )
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Occasional Lecturer
Ignite Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
(Telecommunications industry)
2005 — 2008 (3 years )
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Chairman
Communications Research Network
(Telecommunications industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
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Chairman
3WayNetworks
(Telecommunications industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
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Chairman
Cambridge Enterprise Conference
(Telecommunications industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years )
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Member of Advisory Board
Splashpower
(Telecommunications industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years )
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Non Executive Director
Cambridge Broadband
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
2001 — 2005 (4 years )
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Non Executive Director
Bango
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
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Member
Cyber Crime and Trust Foresight Panel
(Telecommunications industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year )
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Advisor
RVC Greenhouse Fund
(Telecommunications industry)
1998 — 2004 (6 years )
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Managing Director, then Chairman
Analysys Ltd
(Telecommunications industry)
1985 — 2004 (19 years )
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Chairman
VBN
(Telecommunications industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years )
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Director, Telecoms Division
The Economist Informatics (EIU Informatics)
(Telecommunications industry)
1982 — 1985 (3 years )
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Post Office Student
Post Office Telecommunications
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)
1972 — 1976 (4 years )
David Cleevely’s Education
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University of Cambridge
PhD , Telecommunications and Economic Development , 1979 — 1982
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The University of Reading
BSc , Cybernetics and Instrument Physics with Mathematics , 1973 — 1976
Ist Class Honours
Additional Information
David Cleevely’s Interests:
Piano, Opera Table Tennis Sailing Skiing
David Cleevely’s Groups:
Royal Academy of Engineering
IET
Cambridge Network
Cambridge Wireless
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Centre for Science and Policy -
Cambridge University in the USA
David Cleevely’s Honors:
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2008)
Fellow IET (2003)
CEng (2006)
David Cleevely’s Contact Settings
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