Eleanor de Kanter

Eleanor de kanter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Innovate UK & VC-backed founder | Fractional COO / CFO | operations, strategic finance, people

  • Education

    • University of birmingham

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      Master’s degree international economics merit

      Activities and Societies: Stagiaire at European Commission, Luxembourg

    • King edward vi camp hill school for girls

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      A-levels languages, mathematics aaaa

      Special Prize for Outstanding Performance in All Subject Areas

    • University of cambridge

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      Bachelor of arts - ba social sciences 2:1

      Top 25% of year groupEmmanuel College Senior Exhibition prizes for 1st and 2nd yearsEmmanuel College Student Union Officer 2000-2001Third year sabbatical in South America

    • University of cambridge

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      Master of arts - ma social sciences
  • Experience

    • Deloitte uk

      Sept 2005 - Feb 2008
      M&a strategy consultant
    • Luther pendragon

      Mar 2008 - Jun 2010
      Risk management consultant
    • Greater london authority

      Jul 2010 - Oct 2012
      Senior officer -- london 2012 international operations

      I was the Mayor of London's lead for the international promotion of London to global businesses during the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, mainly focussed on bringing in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to establish Tech City in East London.

    • Ofgem

      Jan 2014 - Mar 2017
      Senior manager -- head of digital programme operations
    • Agensi

      Apr 2017 - Apr 2020
      Director

      Boutique consultancy providing fractional CFO and COO services

    • The wine society (the international exhibition co-operative wine society limited)

      Jun 2018 - now
      Director

      £125m FCA-registered retail mutual with c250 FTEs and 540k membersSenior Director on management committee as of 2021, also Chair of People Sub-committee, leading on ESG and EDINominated Officer for Whistleblowing, responsible for 26 countries across supply chainDecanter Outstanding Wine Retailer of the Year & Green Champion Runner-UpInternational Wine Challenge Online Retailer of the Year The Drinks Business Green Award

    • Talia

      May 2020 - Dec 2023
      Cofounder & coo

      ESG investments tech startup connecting green pensions with the gender pension gap. Backed by Innovate UK and Bethnal Green Ventures. Selected for the FCA's Innovation Hub and Barclay's AccelerateHER 2022. S22 alumna at Focal (formerly The Seed Stage).

    • Freelance

      Jan 2024 - now
      Fractional coo / cfo

      Helping startups with grant applications, R&D tax credits, SEIS Advanced Assurance and other practical stuff involved with running a startup. Judge for UC Berkeley Big Ideas contest

    • Bethnal green ventures

      Mar 2024 - now
      Mentor
    • Techstars

      Apr 2024 - now
      Mentor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced diploma in management accounting (cima adv dip ma)

      The chartered institute of management accountants (cima)
      View certificate certificate
    • Sql (basic)

      Hackerrank
      Sept 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Eleanor de Kanter
      Community Campaign of the Year 2015 Friends of the Earth Jun 2015 Awarded to HACAN East
    • Awarded to Eleanor de Kanter
      Young Management Consultants Association - winner 2007 Management Consultants Association 2007
    • Awarded to Eleanor de Kanter
      Emmanuel College Senior Exhibition Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge Sep 2001
    • Awarded to Eleanor de Kanter
      Emmanuel College Senior Exhibition Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge Sep 2000