Rod Dowler

Rod Dowler is an experienced business adviser, executive, and business angel who is Chair/CEO of the Industry Forum, a London-based business policy forum that has many major international members. He is a former KPMG Consultancy partner and a fellow of the Institute of Physics. After graduation from Oxford in Physics he worked extensively in the financial and technology sectors, and on a range of engagements for the European Commission. He was a partner at KPMG for 15 years where he led a rapid expansion of the KPMG European High Technology Practice and gained international experience in North America, Europe, and Asia. One highlight for him was working with Regis McKenna, the Palo Alto marketing guru who advised Steve Jobs at Apple. He has experience in large outsourcing deals and as a business angel, he has assisted small technology companies with business planning and raising finance.