Chris Wilkinson Email & Phone Number

Royal Leamington Spa, Gb

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

- Designing and delivering experiences to help students turn ideas into action and providing coaching to help them adapt their ideas and create impact.- Responsible for managing the Lord Rootes Fund, including supporting prospective applicants and maintaining records, resulting in awarding over £50,000 towards student self-development projects.- Utilise innovation methods and tools, including design-thinking, to create opportunities for students to develop novel and impactful ideas.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Supported 50+ students by tracking and monitoring their progress and providing detailed and actionable feedback regularly.- Provided mentoring for students through Office Hours, communicating complex information clearly and concisely to help students grow and develop.

Denver, Colorado, United States

- Prospected over 100 eligible donors, scoping, researching, and synthesising findings into clear and concise insight reports.- Identifying opportunities with new and existing partners that would inform the development of new proposals, resulting in increased funding opportunities within the financial year.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Built and maintained strong relationships with education partners across Western Europe to meet and exceed recruitment targets.- Designed and delivered accessible marketing publications and hosted virtual talks and 1:1s to promote Minerva.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Collaborating with academics in designing Minerva's core economics course and economic theory concentration. - Conducted thorough research using multiple resources, including academic journals and articles to build courses that maximise student learning.

Tokyo, Japan

- Developed a 'world-first prototype for ideation' for Japanese business leaders to foster creativity within their industry - Worked alongside a diverse range of partners in multiple industries, thoughtfully navigating a culture unfamiliar to my own.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Collaborated with the team to redefine the customer journey, working to create an enjoyable and seamless customer experience.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Successfully recruited over 1,200 student representatives during my tenure, resulting in 377 positive changes across all university levels (up from 265) and increasing student representative satisfaction from 55% to 78%. - Championed innovative policies, collaborating with students, staff, and university executives to guarantee a 10-year investment in digital infrastructure and cutting-edge research, transforming the university.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Responsible for the overall management and the strategic direction of the Guild of Students, ensuring that the organisation is financially solvent, legally compliant and acting in the membership's interests.

Manchester & Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Created an exceptional customer experience, tirelessly ensuring each customer received the complete solution for their needs.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics And Society, 3.84

Resident in six vibrant world cities, collaborating with global partners to bring positive change to their communities. Researching.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba Hons), Political Science With History, First Class

First-class graduate, specialising in global politics, international relations, and political history. Final year thesis research.

A Level

A2: English Language and Literature, Government and Politics, History, General Studies, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) AS: Music

Gcse

12 A*-B Grades including Maths (A) and English (A*A)