Susan Searle, former chief executive of Imperial Innovations, joins the board of UK-listed defence development group Qinetiq.

Richard Levin to take the reins at Coursera.

McGovern launched IDG Ventures in 1996, and has brought a willingness to expand internationally to both the unit and its parent company.

The executive will be promoted to head up the unit's US digital and mobile investments, and will be replaced by Jong Sang Choi.

Four years after establishing the European branch of electronics producer Samsung's corporate venturing arm, Michael Jeon will be moving to the US to oversee its mobile and digital investments.

Harvard Management Company, the investment management arm of Harvard University, has appointed Richard Hall as its new managing director of private equity.

University of Wisconsin - Madison has appoints Wisconsin high-tech entrepreneur John Biondi as director of its Discovery to Product (D2P) project.

Manoj Saxena, who helped build IBM's Watson computer, is joining venture capital firm The Entrepreneur's Fund to invest in cognitive computing startups.

University of Lincoln appoints first director of its Lincoln Science and Innovation Park.