New Isis-Saïd Business School Fellow Appointed

15th October 2012

John Woods, an MBA graduate of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University, has joined Isis as the Isis-Saïd Business School Fellow for 2012.

Now in its sixth year, the Isis-Saïd Business School Fellowship programme provides entrepreneurial graduates with experience in the technology transfer office at the University of Oxford. Isis-SBS Fellows receive £6,000 over the three months they spend at Isis. Previous recipients of the Fellowships have launched careers within Isis following their term in Oxford, and are now working in Isis’ Hong Kong, Spanish and Oxford offices developing new models of technology commercialisation.

With a background as a geophysicist and geotechnical engineer, John Woods has previously worked as a project manager for large international projects, and has experience of software and hardware development. He has lived and worked in the UK, Canada and Germany in energy, mining and construction industries. Outside work, John is developing a website in co-operation with an MBA classmate aimed at helping University students and MBAs to connect and put their business ideas into action.

Tom Hockaday, Managing Director of Oxford University Innovation Ltd., said, “The energy, experience and enthusiasm that Isis-Saïd Business School Fellows bring to Isis following completion of their MBAs has been a tremendous benefit to the company. Our hope is that the range and complexity of commercialisation projects that they work on during their time with us offers them a significant boost to their future careers, and we are delighted to welcome John to Isis.”

Derek Walker, Director of Careers at the Saïd Business School, said, “This opportunity for our MBA graduates to gain further experience in Oxford with Isis is good for all concerned, and we are delighted that the programme has become an established career step for our graduates”.

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