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Professor Wendy Alexander is an accomplished academic and leader in international education, currently serving on the UK Advisory Board for ApplyBoard and as a Board Trustee for the British Council. With extensive experience, Professor Alexander is a Venture Partner at Emerge Education and chairs the International Education Advisory Board for Times Higher Education. Additional roles include membership on the Investment Advisory Board at Scottish Equity Partners and the Education Sector Advisory Group for the Department for International Trade. As an International Trade Envoy for the Scottish Government, Professor Alexander enhances global reach and collaborations in education. A Patron of Social Investment Scotland, Professor Alexander has played a pivotal role in supporting social enterprise investment. As Vice-Principal for International at the University of Dundee, strategic leadership has led to significant growth in international fee income. Professor Alexander's educational background includes an MBA from INSEAD, a Master's degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Warwick, and a MA (Hons) in Economic and Modern History from the University of Glasgow.
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Emerge - The first check for founders defining the future of work and learning Emerge is a global pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best future of work and learning operators. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity – by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders, providing first-cheque financial support, ongoing expertise and access to a community who have ‘been there and built it’ with unrivalled market-specific know-how. Founded in 2014 as Europe’s only edtech specialist fund, Emerge now invests in B2B and B2C startups across all categories enabling people to grow and fulfil their potential, from early childhood, K12 and higher education through to lifelong learning, workforce development, career navigation and the future of work. Emerge has invested in over 80 companies, now valued at over $2b and impacting more than 31M people worldwide, including Yoto, Causaly, Colossyan, Edurino, Mattilda, Unibuddy, MyEdSpace and Solvely. Emerge invests anywhere between $250k and $2.5M at pre-seed and seed. The team welcomes direct applications - apply through our website. Read more about Emerge’s investment thesis and the startup ideas we’re excited by in our Fund II manifesto linked below.