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Lucy Marcus
Founder and CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting Ltd.
Lucy is the Founder and CEO of Marcus Venture Consulting, Ltd. Committed to fostering sustainable success for funding organisations, Marcus Venture Consulting works with clients from around the world in venture capital and private equity funds, institutions and corporations to help them create robust businesses with strong foundations for their funding efforts, and to ensure that they are recognised as smart and good money in what is a competitive and challenging funding environment. She is also a Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School, teaching and researching on leadership & innovation, and exploring the changing landscape in funding in biotech, pharma, and cleantech.
Lucy serves as non-executive chair of the Mobius Life Sciences Fund, chair of the Mobius Life Sciences Fund Investment Panel, non-executive director and chair of the board audit committee of BioCity Nottingham, and as an independent non-executive director and treasurer on the board of the International Step-by-Step Association (ISSA). She is co-founder, judge and chair of the board of the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards, a member of the international advisory board of the Instituto de Empresa Business School in Madrid, is also on the board of the Wellesley College Business Leadership Council. She recently completed two consecutive terms on the advisory board of the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School, and was a non-executive director and board treasurer and fellow of the British-American Project. With financial support from the BMW Foundation, she recently co-founded and Chairs the “Leadership in Conflict” project which is developing leaders in conflict and post-conflict zones. Lucy is also the Chair of The Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders, and the Founder of HighTech Women. She was featured as “Director of the Month” in Director Magazine for December 2009.
Bringing a 360 degree perspective, Lucy has worked in a numbers of sectors from software and the internet to government and financial services. Prior to founding Marcus Venture Consulting, Lucy was co-founder and VP of Marketing and Sales of an enterprise management software company, she was in charge of Marketing and Business Development for EMEA at Infinity Financial Technologies, ran the EMEA operations of a communications consulting company, and worked at Price Waterhouse in the East European Services Division and at the US Treasury Department’s Economic Policy Division.
Selected as a World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow, Lucy is also a fellow of the Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellowship Program and a fellow of the British-American Project, and was selected to take part in the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Transatlantic Forums, and the Council of the United States and Italy’s Young Leaders Forum. Lucy has been listed as a “face to watch” in Management Today Magazine’s list of Britain’s 50 Most Powerful Women and in Business Age Magazine’s “10 Women Changing the Direction of British Business”. Lucy also served on the jury to select The Wall Street Journal Europe’s Most Successful Businesswomen in Europe, and on the “Digital Democracy” steering group of the John Smith Memorial Trust.
A regular speaker on global economic trends and best practices for investment, private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurship, technology, corporate governance, and women in business, Lucy is frequently quoted in the press, including the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Reuters, Investment Dealers’ Digest, Les Echos, the Guardian, Globes, Financial News, Venture Capital Journal, Infoconomy, and Red Herring. She has been profiled in the Financial Times, Tornado-Insider Magazine, and Lynne Franks’ Seedfusion. Lucy has appeared on CNBC, Sky Business Report, and BBC World Service; her articles have been published in Management Today Magazine, Tornado-Insider Magazine, netimperative, and Business 2.0. She was also profiled in the book “Powerful Women: Dancing on the Glass Ceiling” (Wiley 2001), and contributed to “Women in the New Economy: A Regional Perspective” (The Smith Institute 2001).
A dual American and British citizen, Lucy holds a B.A. from Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts) and an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England).
Opinion Pieces and Articles (Selection)
“Foreword” in Felicia Jackson, Conquering Carbon, New Holland Publishers, 2009
“Doing Good and Doing Well”, netimperative.com.
“What does President Bush Mean for Us?”, Business 2.0.
“Lucy Marcus’s Diary”, Management Today Magazine.
“Building Better Business Plans”, Tornado-Insider Magazine.
“Building Better Beta Sites”, Tornado-Insider Magazine.
Talks and Workshops (Selection)
Economic Trends, VC & Private Equity Strategies, Corporate Governance, Innovation, Leadership, & Entrepreneurship
University of Cambridge, Grand Reunion Weekend, Judge Business School Keynote, “The Future of Blue Skies Research: Challenges and Opportunities in Pharma, MedTech, and Biotech”, Cambridge, England, June, 2010.
British American Project, From Scarcity to Abundance: Sustainability and Development in the 21st Century Opening Address “Disruptive Innovation in Energy and the Environment”, Edinburgh, Scotland, November 2009.
BioCity, Launch of Mobius Life Sciences Fund, Keynote “The Current State of the Global Venture Capital Market”, Nottingham, England, October 2009.
Leadership in Transformation The Upside of a Downturn – leadership actions at the forefront of reforms and recovery, Keynote “Doing Business in Challenging Times: The Role of Leadership & Boards”, Abuja, Nigeria, September 2009.
University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, Keynote “Doing Business in Difficult Times: a 360˚ Perspective”, Nottingham, England, May 2009.
Aspen Institute Environment Forum, Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards Gala Dinner, Keynote and Host, Aspen CO, March 2009.
The British-American Project & the Corporation of London, Panellist “The Impact of the US Election Result on the City of London”, London, December 2008.
Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, Panellist “What World After the Global Financial Crisis?”, Madrid, November 2008.
2nd Future of Europe Summit, Panellist “More Than Just Statistics: How to encourage creativity, innovation and risk-taking in Europe”, Andorra, November 2007.
Geneva Security Forum, Panellist “Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Investment: the challenges and opportunities”, Geneva, Switzerland, June 2007.
Future of Europe Summit, Panellist “Venture Capital: How far still to go to catch up with the U.S.?”, & Plenary Panellist “How Can Europe Face the China - India Challenge?”, Andorra, November 2006.
European Lotteries, European Lotteries Industry Days Conference, Keynote Address “New Trends in Technology”, Florence, Italy, May 2004.
Fabian Society, Annual New Year Conference: The Way We Live Now “Only Connect: Has the communications revolution transformed our lives?”, London, February, 2004.
Trema World Forum, Who Will Survive? Conference Moderator and Keynote Address “Competing Effectively in Tough Economic Times”, Monaco, June 2003.
Super Return, The 6th Annual European Private Equity and Venture Capital Summit “Winning Private Equity & Venture Capital Strategies in Uncertain Times: Predicting Market Changes, & Using Them to Build a Strong Business in an Ever Changing Economic Landscape”, Munich, Germany, February 2003.
World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting 2003 “Bridging Europe through Entrepreneurship”, Davos Switzerland, January 2003.
Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley co-organised event, Bank on Your Future, Keynote Address and Event Moderator, London, July 2002.
University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School, Graduation Keynote Address, “A Changed World”, Cambridge, UK, May 2002.
Guidance International, Luncheon, Keynote Address: “Building Businesses in Uncertain Times” Downtown Association, New York City, April 2002.
World Economic Forum and the International Women’s Forum, Reshaping Leadership for the Global Agenda, “Leadership in Fragile Times”, London, March 2002.
IBM, IBM & Vignette Partner Event, Keynote Address: “Return on Investment with e-strategy”, Reading, December 2001.
Reed Business Information, Breakfast, Keynote Address: “Managing the Downturn”, London, Dec 2001.
Reed Business Publishing, Channel 2001 Money Club Award Lunch, Keynote Address: “Building Strong Businesses in Times of Uncertainty”, London, October 2001.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, Annual Chartered Accountants in Business Conference, Dinner Speaker: “The Age of the Maverick”, Dublin, Ireland, October 2001.
The Glasshouse, “An Industry in Flux – Trends in Private Equity and Innovative Thinking to Address the Uncertainty”, London, September 2001.
University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge Alumni Weekend, Cambridge Alumni in Management (CaiM) Keynote Address: “Competing in the New Capital Markets”, Cambridge, UK, September 2001.
18th Annual Oxford Analytica International Conference: Strategic Developments in the Global Market “What is Left of the New Economy?”, Oxford, UK September 2001.
Capital Creation 2001, Back To Reality: Implementing And Managing Innovative Value Creation And Risk Reduction Strategies To Maximise Profitability Within A Volatile Private Equity And Venture Capital Market, Conference Chairman & presentation “The Shifting Global Landscape of Venture Capital and Private Equity” & Panel Moderator “An Insight into (Limited Partner) Investor Expectations – What are they looking for?”, Cannes, France, September 2001.
World Economic Forum, European Economic Summit 2001, Europe: Building on Diversity, “European Silicon Valleys”, Salzburg, Austria, July 2001.
John Smith Fellowship Programme Digital Democracy “The Implications of Developments in Information Technology for Democracy in the UK and Wider World”, Leadership Trust, Ross on Wye UK, June 2001.
Red Herring Venture Market Europe “A New Beginning, Again”, London, June 2001.
Red Herring Angel Investors Forum “Seed Investing in the Day of the Billion Dollar Fund”, London, June 2001.
Red Herring Venture 2001 “Name Your Valuation”, Lake Tahoe, CA., May 2001.
Financial Evaluation of High-Tech and Internet Companies “Keynote Address: Assessing the Current and Future Internet, High-Tech, and Venture Capital Markets”, London, March 2001.
CSSA Challenging Industry “Building Foundations for Robust and Enduring Ventures”, London, March 2001.
CSSA eCommerce Group “An eCommerce Sanity Check”, London, December 2000.
City University, MSc Programme, “Doing Business in the New Economy”, London, November 2000.
London Business School, Breaking the Mould, “Where to Next for the Technology Sector?”, London, November 2000.
New Media Knowledge Quest for Value 2000: Best Practice in the New Media Business, “Funding, Innovation and Growth”, London, October 2000.
British-Israel Chamber of Commerce, B-ICC 2000 Breakfast Briefing, “Financing HighTech Companies - a 360 Degree Perspective: financing from the perspective of the entrepreneur seeking financing & the venture capitalist investing in the technology marketplace”, London, September 2000.
13th Annual Conference of the European Business Ethics Network, Ethics: Leadership and Accountability, Cambridge, UK, September 2000.
netimperative.com’s conference, Dot.Com Recovery, “The Current State of the Market”, London, Aug 2000.
Financial Directors Forum, Workshop “Competing in the New Capital Markets”, P&O Ship Arcadia, June 2000.
First Tuesday Cardiff, “Where to Tomorrow for Welsh Dot Coms?”, Cardiff, Wales, May 2000.
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution, “The State of Entrepreneurship in Technology”, Bath, April 2000.
DCfor.com, Fast Track for Entrepreneurs, Workshop “Valuation – What’s it All About?”, London, March 2000.
University of Cambridge, Distinguished Lecturers Series, Judge Institute of Management Studies, “Building Better Business Plans and Preparing to Venture”, Cambridge, UK, February 2000.
DCfor.com, Fast Track, An Event for Entrepreneurs, “Planning for Growth”, London, January 2000.
Entrepreneurs Forum, day-long programme “Preparing to Venture”, including workshop, “Your Business Plans”, The Northern Ireland Growth Challenge and the Software Industry Federation, Belfast, January 2000.
First Tuesday Copenhagen, “Reaching Out to International Investors”, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec 1999.
Action for Research Cooperation, Keynote Address, “From Research to Market - Building a Financial Bridge”, Belfast, October 1999.
Women in Business
Wellesley College, Alumnae Fireside Chat “From Wellesley to Board Director in 10+ challenging steps”, Wellesley, Massachusetts, November 2009.
Credit Suisse, Maximising Your Potential, Keynote Speaker, London, September 2007.
The Women’s Forum for Economy and Society, Women’s Forum 2006, Plenary luncheon panellist, “Enterprise/career: What women want”, Deauville, France, October 2006.
The Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders, Building Women Leaders in the Balkans, Convener and Moderator, 3 roundtable meetings held in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro; Skopje, Macedonia; and Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina January, 2006.
Wellesley College Business Leadership Council (BLC), Annual Plenary, Keynote Address, “Women Leaders: Global Leadership”, Wellesley, MA, November 2005.
Wellesley College Business Leadership Council (BLC), Annual Spring Retreat, Keynote, “Building Women Leaders: the Key Factors for BLC Members”, Bath, UK, May 2005.
Wellesley College Business Leadership Council (BLC), Members Dinner, Keynote, “The Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders: An Inside View and Preview”, New York City, April 2005.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and ABN AMRO, Keynote, “Inspiration & Aspiration – Building Women Leaders” Other speakers were Cherie Booth Blair and Jacqui Smith Deputy Minister Women and Equality, London, November 2004.
International Women’s Forum, Breakfast Briefing, “The Global Task Force on Building Women Leaders:
An Inside View and Preview”, London, October 2004.
The Committee of 200, C200 Annual Conference, “Global Leadership”, Palm Beach, Florida, October 2003.
Instituto de Empresa and The Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF), 2003 Arab Women in the XXI Century: A Business Opportunity for Latin America & Spain, Keynote address “Women in Leadership”, Madrid, Spain, July 2003.
University of Cambridge, Women in Business at the Judge, Judge Institute of Management Studies, Keynote address “Women in Leadership”, Cambridge, UK, June 2003.
KPMG Women’s Network, Career Masterclass, Keynote Address, London, May 2003.
Goldman Sachs Women’s Network, Goldman Sachs European Women in Technology network “Managing Your Own Career”, London, November 2002.
GE Women’s Network, Benelux Mobility Day, “Mentoring”, Belgium, November 2002.
Digital People, Lessons Learned: Successful Women Entrepreneurs, London, February 2002.
The BT Ignite Communications Programme Women in European New Media and IT, Live online debate, London, May 2001.
Wellesley College 125 Anniversary Conference on Alumnae Achievement and Women’s Leadership. Other speakers included former Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright, US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, writer-director Nora Ephron, astronaut Pamela Melroy, journalists Lynn Sherr and Linda Wertheimer, Wellesley, MA., April 2001.
Women.future MainEvent 2001, London & Global Satellite Broadcast, April 2001.
The Wall Street Journal Europe Women in Business Summit: Strategies for Success “Globalisation and Consolidation in Europe”, Versailles, France, March 2001.
Canadian High Commission Women in Business Forum “Working Smarter with Knowledge Based Industries”, London, February 2001.
Canadian High Commission, Canadian Trade Mission: Businesswomen in International Trade “Developing Global Relationships”, London, February 2001.
Annual BackOffice Conference “BackOffice Women in IT” Microsoft Campus, Reading, November 2000.
Women Online: Advanced Strategies for Marketing to Women, “The Implications of New Technology for Women”, London, October 2000.
Women in the New Economy Seminar, the Smith Institute and the Women’s Unit, in association with Sussex University and SEEDA, Featured speakers included Patricia Hewitt MP, and Baroness Jay MP, Sussex University, July 2000.
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