Marion Bernard has joined the executive team of Northern Gritstone as chief investment officer, further filling out the investment company’s C-suite.

Marion Bernard

Northern Gritstone, the UK-based investment company set up to back spinouts from the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, has appointed Marion Bernard as chief investment officer.

Bernard joins from investment management firm Firmament Group, where she had been principal – UK managing director since October 2017. Prior to this, she spent six years at the British Growth Fund.

She was instrumental in founding venture capital firm…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.