Professor Richard Brook OBE FREng is an experienced angel investor with technology expertise in the field of measurement, instrumentation and control systems. He has over forty years of experience in developing new instrumentation and applications for use in various sectors including manufacturing, space and defence.
He was co-founder and a director of the investment company E-synergy, which invested in over a hundred startup and early stage growth companies. He is a past chairman of a number of advisory boards and committees for policy development and funding oversight in the UK’s innovation, space and academic research sectors and was until 2015 a non-executive director of NPL Management Ltd (running the UK’s National Physical Laboratory).
He is currently a board member and executive president of The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations (AIRTO) and a board director of the Satellite Finance Network.
Richard is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2007) and was appointed OBE in 2004 for services to higher education and the UK space industry.
“During my time at E-Synergy, I have invested a significant amount of time in mentoring entrepreneurs and preparing companies for investment. The mentoring support I’m providing at the Academy is a natural extension of this, and I’m looking forward to helping some fascinating projects to reach their full market potential.”
Professor Richard Brook OBE FREng