Jonathan Black

Current

• Director, Careers Service at University of Oxford
• Professorial Fellow at New College, Oxford
• Director at Modern Art Oxford

• Director at Minervation

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Past

• Director, Corporate Affairs at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
• Director, Corporate Affairs at Oxford University, Said Business School
• Co-Founder, Director at Physicians Decisions Ltd

• SVP, Finance and Operations at Harcourt Brace
• SVP, Finance & Operations at Times Mirror International Publishers
• Director, Strategic Development at Times Mirror
• Director, Strategic Planning at Times Mirror Corporate
• Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
• Systems Engineer at Westland Helicopters Ltd

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Education

• University of Cambridge

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Industry

Higher Education

Jonathan Black’s Summary

Director of Oxford University Careers Service

Leading the University's service to support 20,000+ students and 2,000+ recruiters in finding and recruiting the best jobs and talent. Working closely with and through the Colleges and Departments to support faculty and alumni.

Board Director of Modern Art Oxford and Chair of Minervation

Fellow of New College, Oxford

Consultant to publishing companies, in UK and overseas

Jonathan Black’s Specialties:

Finance Director, strategic planning, corporate relations, start-ups, new course development, Media & Communications, Management Consulting, Career planning, Visual arts organisations

Jonathan Black’s Experience

• Director, Careers Service

  University of Oxford

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 2008 — Present (8 months)

• Professorial Fellow

  New College, Oxford

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 2008 — Present (8 months)

• Director

  Modern Art Oxford

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  2006 — Present (2 years)

  Modern Art Oxford (www.modernartoxford.org.uk) is one of the country's leading museums for modern art. I am a member of the Board and chair the Development Committee.

• Director

  Minervation

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

  Minervation (www.minervation.com) is an evidence-based, healthcare web site provider to charities, the NHS, educational institutions and leading pharmaceutical companies. Formed from an Oxford Univeristy spin out, Minervation has grown every year and been profitable too.

• Director, Corporate Affairs

  Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  October 2002 — February 2008 (5 years 5 months)

  Leading the coordination and development of activities and content that support the relationships between this leading Business School and outside organisations. This includes: careers, student projects, open conferences and specific courses. Leads the School's work in Media & Communications Management, co-teaching an MBA course in Media Strategy and leading the annual Summit. Administrator of the Said Business School Venture Fund.

• Director, Corporate Affairs

  Oxford University, Said Business School

  (Higher Education industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

• Co-Founder, Director

  Physicians Decisions Ltd

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  May 2000 — May 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  I was co-founder and Director of this start up, successfully sold to Reed Elsevier. Provided professional medical information for Doctors in a highly structured format. beta site launched after 6 months.

• SVP, Finance and Operations

  Harcourt Brace

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

  Moved to Harcourt as CFO International - 6+ countries of operation outside the USA. M&A (led one major UK acquisition), general business development - business size doubled in 2 years

• SVP, Finance & Operations

  Times Mirror International Publishers

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

  Moved back to the UK and was appointed to CFO of this professional publishing division of Times Mirror. Responsible for finance, IT and business development outside the US in 6 countries. The business size doubled in 3 years.

• Director, Strategic Development

  Times Mirror

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years)

  2 years in Times Mirror Square in the heart of Los Angeles; led parts of the annual budget cycle from each of the divisions and also ran projects at individual companies including: book distribution, newspaper press configuration, advertising in Baltimore, advertising in the Inland Empire, launch of a new cable TV station, and international expansion

• Director, Strategic Planning

  Times Mirror Corporate

  (Higher Education industry)

  1992 — 1993 (1 year)

• Senior Associate

  Booz Allen Hamilton

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  October 1986 — March 1992 (5 years 6 months)

  Project manager at Booz, running multiple assignments in strategy and operations, first in London then in San Francisco - including Aerospace, Oil, consumer goods and petrochemical

• Systems Engineer

  Westland Helicopters Ltd

  (Higher Education industry)

  1977 — 1983 (6 years)

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