| 词条 | Sherry Coutu |
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| name = Sherry Coutu CBE | honorific_suffix = CBE | image = Sherry Coutu speaking at Policy Exchange.jpg | alt = | alma_mater = Harvard Business School, University of British Columbia, London School of Economics | website = {{url|linkedin.com/in/coutu}} | birth_date = 1964 }} Sherry Coutu CBE (born 1964) is a serial entrepreneur, former CEO, angel investor and non-executive director based in Cambridge, UK and originally from Canada. CareerCoutu graduated from University of British Columbia, with a first class honours BA, in 1986, with distinction from the London School of Economics, with an MSc, in Economics, and from Harvard Business School, with an MBA, in 1993. As an entrepreneur, Sherry founded interactive investor international in 1994. She ran it until 2000 when it was floated on the London Stock Exchange and she stepped down when it was acquired by AMP in 2001. She became an angel investor in 2000 and since then[1] has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and specialised in consumer internet, information services and education. She has made angel investments in more than 50 companies and holds investments in five venture capital firms. In November 2014, Coutu authored the "Scale-Up Report"[2] which was commissioned by the Digital Economy Council.[3] The report urged the UK government to support 'scaleups' and not only 'startups'.[4] In June 2015, partnering with Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, Coutu launched the Scale Up Institute, a non-profit body to support UK businesses wishing to scale up.[5] Support for businesses will include help in improving leadership skills, accessing a network of advisers and raising finance. In early July 2015 it was reported[6] and later confirmed by Coutu[7] that she would be curtailing her angel investing activities in favour of investing philanthropically in charitable endeavours in the future via Founders4Schools,[8] a charity to improve the employability of young people. In 2017, Founders4Schools launched their work experience service for 16–24-year olds, Workfinder. Workfinder is a TripAdvisor-style app to easily connect young people with fast-growing companies across the UK. PositionsCoutu is the Chairman of Founders4Schools, Workfinder and The Scaleup Institute and also serves on the Boards of Cambridge University (Finance Board), Raspberry Pi, Zoopla,[9] and London Stock Exchange plc.[10][11] She serves on the Advisory Board of the Royal Society. Past positions include serving on the Advisory Boards of Linkedin and the Natural History Museum AccoladesCoutu was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for her services to entrepreneurship.[12][13] She was named Most Influential Women in UK IT 2017, Barclay's Entrepreneur of the Year 2017, Top 50 inspiring women in Europe by the Management Today and Top Entrepreneur contributing to 'Queen and Country' by Sunday Times Magazine. In July 2015 Computer Weekly named Coutu in the top ten[14] most influential women in UK IT industry. In the same year she was ranked 29 on Wired's The 2015 WIRED 100.[15] PhilanthropyCoutu supports Founders4Schools, Prince's Trust, Crick Institute, Cancer Research UK and serves on the Harvard Business School European Advisory Council.[16] References1. ^{{cite web|title=BBC Bottom Line – Angel Investors|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zld8l|publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 October 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=The Scale-up Report|url=http://www.scaleupreport.org/|publisher=scaleupreport.org|accessdate=8 November 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109193742/http://www.scaleupreport.org/|archivedate=9 November 2015|df=dmy-all}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=The Digital Economy Council is developing a long-term strategy to drive the growth of the Information Economy sector|url=https://www.techuk.org/about/digital-economy-council|publisher=techuk.org|accessdate=8 November 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021044343/http://www.techuk.org/about/digital-economy-council|archivedate=21 October 2015|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Dredge|first1=Stuart|title=British government urged to support 'scale-ups' not just startups|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/17/british-government-scale-ups-startups|work=The Guardian|accessdate=5 November 2015}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Hurley|first1=James|title=Web giants begin search for the next big thing among Britain's start-ups|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/workinglife/article4476229.ece|accessdate=5 November 2015|work=The Times}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Cambridge angel Coutu hands in her wings|url=http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/hi-tech/cambridge-angel-coutu-hands-her-wings|accessdate=5 November 2015|publisher=BusinessWeekly}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=How to Get Any Job You Want (even if you're unqualified)|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-am-hanging-up-my-angel-wings-while-sherry-coutu%20Coutu|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=5 November 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.founders4schools.org.uk/about/trustees/sherry-coutu/|title=Trustees|website=|publisher=founders4schools.org.uk|accessdate=21 February 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=About Zoopla|url=http://www.zoopla.co.uk/about/|publisher=Zoopla|accessdate=5 November 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Non-executive Directors Appointed to the Board of Directors of London Stock Exchange Group Plc|url=http://www.lseg.com/resources/media-centre/press-releases/non-executive-directors-appointed-board-directors-london-stock-exchange-group-plc|publisher=lseg.com|accessdate=8 November 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=London Stock Exchange plc Board|url=http://www.lseg.com/about-london-stock-exchange-group/london-stock-exchange-group-board|publisher=lseg.com|accessdate=8 November 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=The New Year Honours Lists 2013|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/new-year-honours-list-2013|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom|accessdate=8 November 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|title=Guide to the Honours|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11990088|accessdate=8 November 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=10 June 2015}} 14. ^Bateman, Kayleigh – Computer Weekly reveals the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015 – 8 July 2015 15. ^{{cite web|title=The 2015 WIRED 100|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2015/09/features/the-2015-wired-100/page/3|work=Wired|accessdate=8 November 2015}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Sherry Coutu CBE Entrepreneur, Non-Exec Director, Investor and Advisor to Companies, Universities and Charities|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/coutu|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=8 November 2015}} External links
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