Anne Margaret Glover (born 6 February 1954)[1] is CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in European high-technology companies.
Anne Glover | |
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.jpg) Glover in 2014 | |
| Born | 6 February 1954 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Yale School of Management |
Career
editPrior to founding Amadeus in 1997, she was with Apax Partners & Company Ventures, where she was a member of the investment team.[2] She has been a business angel, investing in UK-based information technology start-ups.[3][4] Glover worked for Virtuality Group plc, where she was COO of the virtual reality peripherals company.[5]
Glover was a manager and consultant with Bain & Company in Boston for five years.[6] Earlier in her career, she worked for Cummins Engine.[6]
She was chair of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), which represents approximately 165 UK-based private equity and venture capital firms.[7] She is on the Technology Strategy Board of the UK's Department of Trade and Industry.[8]
Glover earned a master's degree in management from Yale School of Management and a master's degree in metallurgy and materials science from Clare College, Cambridge.[9]
Glover was appointed a Commander of the Order of British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours, "for services to business" and was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2008.[10]
She was elected Chair of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (now Invest Europe) in June 2014.[11]
Anne Glover along with Dervilla Mitchell, Professor Sarah Harper, Professor Fiona Murray and Professor Philip Bond was appointed to the Council for Science and Technology in March 2014.[12]
In June 2018, Glover has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in the Court of Directors of the Bank of England.[13] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021.[14]
References
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- ^ a b "Anne Glover: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "EVCA names Anne Glover as chairman". 13 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Prime Minister David Cameron appoints Prof Harper to the Council for Science and Technology". Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Anne Glover '78 Named European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Chairman | Yale SOM Alumni". alumni.som.yale.edu. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Academy announces new Fellows for 2008". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Nicholson, Lynn. "EVCA announces 2014-2015 Chairman". European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. EVCA. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Prime Ministers Office. "Prime Minister appoints new members of the Council for Science and Technology". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Anne Glover". www.bankofengland.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2022.