Peter Cowley, Cambridge, UK
Current charitable and altruistic activities
Chair (and director) of the trustee board of Cambridge Centre for Sixth Form Studies (www.ccss.co.uk) – a Cambridge based sixth form college with around 200 pupils, many from abroad and many boarding.
Board member of the Cambridge Angels (http://cambridgeangels.weebly.com/) - A group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors. Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.
Development committee Future Business Centre (http://www.futurebusiness.co.uk/workspace/future-business-centre/) - social enterprise/cleantech incubator
Director and Council member of Cambridge Computer Lab Ring – an association providing career support for graduates of the Cambridge University Computing department, via networking, advice, mentoring, events and newsletters. Chair of the careers and mentoring committee. See www.camring.ucam.org
Director of the Cam Contract Bridge Centre – we are setting up a duplicate bridge playing and teaching centre for the Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire community. Charity status has been applied for. My role is financial modelling and property negotiation. See www.ccb-centre.co.uk
Chair of partners of ideaSpace (http://www.ideaspace.cam.ac.uk/)- Cambridge-based enterprise incubator, an experimental community for people working to change the world
Freeman of the City of London and of the Company of Information technologists (www.wcit.org.uk)