Jenny Fielding has left BBC, where she headed up its digital ventures activities, to oversee Techstars' R/GA-backed connected devices accelerator.

McConomy, who formerly worked at Mindjet and PricewaterhouseCoopers, will work in the technology campus' corporate innovation programme.

American Express's venture capital unit has moved to a new, larger premises in Silicon Valley, joining a raft of VC firms located nearby.

After six years as vice-provost of commercialisation, Rhoads is returning to private industry.

The chairman of the Technology Strategy Board is optimistic about bridging the gap between academia and industry.

Marissa Campise has moved from venture capital firm Venrock to Softbank Capital, where she will be tasked with boosting its mobile and connected device investments.

Chen has become the latest entrepreneur-in-residence at Google's corporate venturing unit, where he will likely work on a media-related project.

The entrepreneur and angel investor takes over a newly created position.

Olivier Cognet has left telecom company Belgacom for Ginko Ventures, a new strategic VC that will invest in partnership with Foxconn.