Alice Garner Email & Phone Number

Range of tasks related to venture capital and venture-building.Cambridge Future Tech supports startups with a Deep Tech focus.

Worked with management teams at 227 Fintechs globally to identify key trends in the Fintech industry, analyse their business models, strategic propositions and challenges they face.Analytical research (quantitative and qualitative) to write research report in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, report presented at Davos.

London Area, United Kingdom

Business development/sales and industry research role. CFTE works with regulators, banks, startups, tech firms and philanthropic foundations to upskill staff in digital finance including in the topics of: AI in Finance, Digital Payments, Digital Banking, Insurtech, Wealthtech, Regtech, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Open Banking & Platforms, Web3.Led client presentations, analysed RFPs, identified clients’ priorities, prepared pitchbooks, provided training strategies based on extensive industry research interviewing experts in their fields. Client acquisition strategy around Singapore Fintech Festival, brought in new clients including British Chamber of Commerce Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam and Malaysia.Deal origination, negotiation and execution. Oversaw migration to new CRM system used by CFTE for client details.

London, England, United Kingdom

Impact Consulting helps startups, SMEs and NGOs achieve targets in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Managed a team of 8 in London. Led them to achieve strategic goals for London and ensured progress against these by analysing data related to operations in business development, marketing, partnerships and HR. Collaborated with global leadership to ensure London's goals aligned.Led business development initiative to increase projects from 3 during 5 months to 2 per month through client presentations, conducting financial analysis, strategic business analysis and detailed industry research.Deal origination, negotiation and execution: Networked with startups, social enterprises and non-profits to generate new client leads. Defined the scope and deliverables of projects through discussions with clients. Ensured a smooth transition when on-boarding consultants onto projects and providing ad hoc advice and feedback to teams throughout projects. Developed long-term client relationships to support recurring work.Quadrupled marketing output per month. Increased the number of applications to Impact Consulting London by a factor of five.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Analysed financial statements to design KPIs, quantify money needed to achieve them and success to date; applied to major philanthropic foundations based on data.

London, England, United Kingdom

A data intensive, analytical sales and project management role coordinating with B2B and B2C stakeholders to manage auction business operations including process optimisation following a private equity takeover. Client relationship building and advisory services for high net worth individuals consigning with Sotheby's. Used Sotheby’s digital solutions to project manage auction business products and services for ~200 pieces per auction to tight deadlines: supply chain and logistics, modelling P&L for deals, art-backed lending, AML/KYC, corporate governance, due diligence, compliance, valuation, commission structures, insurance, payments, procurement, legal documents, marketing.Worked with Legal to negotiate deal terms and draw up contracts.Owned execution of finance transactions involving modelling P&L for deals, commission structures, fees and taxation; presented contracts and deal terms to clients.Progressed in budget managed from around £2M to US$ 36.4M and from managing one auction to five concurrently.Following a private equity takeover, worked with new management optimising operations processes.Mentored and trained new recruits. Designed original training material adopted as official by the company.Responsible for aligning processes in the recently established Japanese Department with those used by larger departments to improve efficiency of interaction with support departments.Co-found the "Wellbeing in the Workplace" speaker series inviting external speakers to talk on subjects related to employee wellbeing. Women's ERG- Led a session on "Women's safety & security" following the Sarah Everard case in London.Virtual secondment with Sotheby's New York.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Assisted during busy periods in the run up to auctions.

Hong Kong Sar

Translated passages about pieces coming up for sale from Chinese (traditional/simplified/classical etc.) to English.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Chinese Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Churchill College: Middle Common Room: First Year Representative (determining allocation of the college's.

Education record

Studied for a year at Peking University (Beida/Beijing daxue) on a course designed specifically for Cambridge Students (course content.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Asia Pacific Young Leaders Summit (Singapore). Included meeting with the President of Singapore Dr. Tony Tan.

Summer Exchange Programme, Mandarin

Summer abroad programme. I was the recipient of the incredibly generous Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from the Taiwanese Government to fund.