Staff
- Dr Irwin Zaid, Director
- Moneli Samarakkodi, Programme Manager
- Lizzie Lloyd, Operations and Community
Oxford Edge is supported by a wide community of staff, advisors, and students who give their time and expertise to help the Centre thrive.
Student Representation
OX1 Incubator
Siddhartha Sensharma, President (MSc in Experimental Psychology, Harris Manchester)
Anastasiia Rudkovska, Vice-President (MSc in Energy Systems, Harris Manchester)
Representatives
Megan-Fei Atkins, Undergraduate Representative (BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, New)
Yushi Li, Postgraduate Representative (DPhil in Molecular Cell Biology, New)
Isabelle Thomas, MBA Representative (MBA, Reuben)
Alex Cheung, College Representative (BA in Geography, Christ Church)
Governance
Oxford Edge is extremely fortunate to enjoy the practical support of leading names in entrepreneurship, who are giving generously of their time to serve on its management and advisory boards.
Management Board
Professor Dirk Aarts, Chair of the Management Board
Ms Cathy Gigou, Treasurer, Christ Church
Professor Pegram Harrison, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Mr Nick Gregg, Senior Manager for Impact Education, The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford
Mr Jasper Joyce, Chief Operating Officer, Blenheim Chalcot
Professor Gail Preston, Director of the Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Oxford
Professor Nicola Smart, Professor of Cardiovascular Science, University of Oxford
Dr Irwin Zaid, Convenor of the Management Board
Advisory Board
Professor Constantin Coussios, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, University of Oxford
Ms Sarah Budzier, Head of Communications, Christ Church
Ms Lilly Bussmann, Head of Strategic Capital, Oxford Science Enterprises
Mr Matt Clifford, CEO of Entrepreneurs First and leader of the UK Government's AI Opportunities Action Plan
The Very Reverend Professor Sarah Foot, Dean of Christ Church
Mr Charles Mindenhall, Founding Partner of Blenheim Chalcot and Christ Church alumnus
Professor Kamiar Mohaddes, Co-founder and Director of King's Entrepreneurship Lab, University of Cambridge
Ms Philippa Roberts, Development Director, Christ Church
Dr Becca Xiong, Managing Director, Harvard Innovation Labs
Professor Jennifer Yee, Senior Censor, Christ Church