Will joined Oxford Science Enterprises as a founding Principal in 2015 and is now an Advisor to the Deep Tech team, supporting the growth of its portfolio companies.
During his time as Principal, Will was responsible for leading OSE’s investments into Alloyed, Animal Dynamics, Brill Power, Evolito, First Light Fusion, ORCA Computing, Odqa Renewable Energy Technologies, Oxford Quantum Circuits, Oxford Ionics, OxLid, Util and YASA (sold to Mercedes).
Previously he worked for the China Britain Business Council in Beijing, E.L.I. Holdings in Chengdu, Text Publishing in Melbourne and as a Publishing Director at Penguin UK, commissioning many internationally bestselling books of science and ideas. He is also a Board member of The Fusion Cluster and a Trustee of Nekton, the Oxford based marine research foundation.
Will holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics.