Professional summary
Alison is a senior strategy and innovation advisor with over 25 years of experience with new ventures, corporates, universities, and public sector agencies on the creation and growth of value-driven enterprises. Her career spans roles as Interim Managing Director, Non-Executive Director, consultant and mentor to more than 30 regional, national, and international innovation-focused agencies and over 100 start-ups and SMEs. A founding Director of advisory services business Orion Innovations in 2004, she was also previously part of the original founding team of Intelligent Energy Ltd, a pioneering fuel cell technology company that was a spin-out from Loughborough University. Currently, she acts as an independent business mentor and consultant and serves as a Non-Executive Director for a Cranfield University spin-out and is an Advisor to water technology startup based in the USA.