Rajeeb Dey

Current

• Education Advisory Board at Channel 4
• UK Partner at Peer Venture Partners
• Trustee & Investment Committee member at UnLtd

• Advisory Board Member at UK India Business Council
• Commissioner at Carnegie UK Trust's Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society
• Founder & CEO at Enternships.com
• Founder at English Secondary Students' Association (ESSA)

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Past

• Head of Special Relations at Oxford Entrepreneurs
• Intern at Peter Jones Investments
• Summer Associate at The Boston Consulting Group

• President at Oxford Entrepreneurs
• Foreign Exchange Division (Markets) at Bank of England
• Monetary & Financial Statistics Division at Bank of England

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Education

• University of Oxford

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

• My Company
• My Company
• My Company

Rajeeb Dey’s Summary

Founder & CEO of Enternships.com - a service connecting talented students and graduates to start-ups/SMEs and dynamic organisations worlwide who provide 'entrepreneurial work placements'. The site soft-launched in May 2009 and as already featured in The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, Esquire Magazine, ABC News, Growing Business Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Business Week amongst other media channels. Enternships is the place to find the hottest entrepreneurial work placements around the world.

Founder of the English Secondary Students' Association (ESSA) - the first national organisation working to give students 11-19 a voice in education. We've worked with thousands of students to equip them with campaigning skills as part of our Campaign for Change programme. Recently ran a national video competition with the support of NESTA & Channel 4 to find out students' views and aspirations for education.

I was the longest serving President of Oxford Entrepreneurs: running the largest free student society at Oxford University with over 3000 members and regular events. Hosting high profile speakers including Dame Anita Roddick, Sir Alan Sugar, Lord Karan Bilimoria etc. Launched "Varsity Pitch" - the first ever Oxford-Cambridge business ideas competition judged by Peter Jones (Dragons Den), Martha Lane Fox (Co-Founder, lastminute.com), Michael Birch (Co-Founder, Bebo.com ), Ian Lobley (Senior Partner, 3i) & Jim Lawn (Head of Innovation, Microsoft UK) - dubbed by CNN as "The business boatrace".

Rajeeb Dey’s Specialties:

Social enterprise; public relations; making connections; education sector; recruitment for start-ups/SMEs;

Rajeeb Dey’s Experience

• Education Advisory Board

  Channel 4

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

  Provide input into Channel 4's Education programming/commissioning process.

• UK Partner

  Peer Venture Partners

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Developing the UK operations of Peer Venture Partners; supported by the UK Trade & Investment's Global Entrepreneurs Programme.

• Trustee & Investment Committee member

  UnLtd

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  UnLtd has a £100m endowment; the proceeds of this are used to support social entrepreneurs in the UK - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. We do this by providing a complete package of funding and support to help individuals make their ideas a reality.

• Advisory Board Member

  UK India Business Council

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Advisory Board Member for the UKIBC's Next Generation India initiative

• Commissioner

  Carnegie UK Trust's Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  The goals of the Inquiry are to:
  Explore the possible future threats & opportunities for the development of a healthy civil society, looking out to 2025.
  Identify how policy & practice can be enhanced to strengthen civil society.
  Enhance the ability of civil society associations to prepare for the future.

• Founder & CEO

  Enternships.com

  (Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Enternships is the portal for entrepreneurial work placements worldwide ranging from start-ups/small businesses to intrapreneurial placements in larger organisations. The site soft-launched launched as a revamped portal in May 2009 with the official launch in November 2009.

• Founder

  English Secondary Students' Association (ESSA)

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  November 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

• Head of Special Relations

  Oxford Entrepreneurs

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  October 2007 — June 2008 (9 months)

  Advise the society on maintaining its national profile; inviting high profile entrepreneurs and engaging with sponsors.

• Intern

  Peter Jones Investments

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  September 2007 — September 2007 (1 month)

  Worked at Peter Jones Investments - the company which manages Peter Jones' (Dragon's Den) portfolio of investments in start-ups; assessed new business ideas and supported the team in working with existing portfolio companies.

• Summer Associate

  The Boston Consulting Group

  (Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; BCG; Management Consulting industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  Working in the Energy (Power & Gas) sector, looking at ways of improving the client's B2B strategy.

• President

  Oxford Entrepreneurs

  (Public Company; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  May 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  President of the largest free student society at Oxford.

• Foreign Exchange Division (Markets)

  Bank of England

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

  June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

• Monetary & Financial Statistics Division

  Bank of England

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

  June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)

  Research & Development team within MFSD

Rajeeb Dey’s Education

• University of Oxford

  BA , Economics & Management , 2004 — 2008

  Graduated with First Class Honours.

  Activities and Societies:

  President of Oxford Majlis Asian Society; President of Oxford Entrepreneurs

Additional Information

Rajeeb Dey’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company
• My Company

Rajeeb Dey’s Interests:

Start-ups; venture capital; travelling; meeting new people and making new connections!

Rajeeb Dey’s Groups:

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA); "Connector", Make your Mark Campaign, UK India Business Council Advisory Board, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Windsor Fellowship, Next Generation Entrepreneurs Forum, Trustee of UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs

•    London Business School Active Startup Club
•    Oxford Business Alumni
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    Jesus College, University of Oxford - Alumni
•    London IN
•    Oxford Entrepreneurs Alumni
•    European Leadership Programme
•    Family Offices Group
•    ASMALLWORLD.net
•    INTERIMPRESA - Association for Innovation and Internationalization of SMEs
•    Innovative Recruitment Forum
•    Top Consulting Firms - Employees and Alumni
•    Startup Specialists
•    VENTURE CAPITAL EUROPE
•    FreshMinds Ones to Watch
•    Common Purpose
•    UKIBC
•    Oxford University Alumni
•    Alternative Investments
•    Social Capital Markets Conference (SoCap09)
•    British Library UK Entrepreneur Network
•    ITMB Students and Alumni
•    Courvoisier The Future 500
•    Windsor Fellowship Alumni
•    Enternships
•    FlyingStart
•    Snowball
•    Connecting Social Networks
•    UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs
•    Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
•    AGR - The collective voice of Graduate Recruiters
•    Oxford Entrepreneurs
•    Imperial Innovations Start-up Community

Rajeeb Dey’s Honors:

02 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009
The Observer/Courvoisier "The Future 500" Award
YouthActionNet Global Fellowship 2008
"Architect of the Future" 2008 - accolade awarded by the Waldzell Institute
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) / RSA Young Leaders Award
Bank of England Windsor Fellow
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award 2006
UnLtd (The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) Level 1 & Level 2 Award
Freshminds "One to Watch"
Royal Society of Arts Coffee House Challenge Award
Wavemakers Award presented by Sir John Major
DfES Exceptional Community Champion Award
Channel 4/NESTA Bedroom Britain Award

Rajeeb Dey’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
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