Duncan Ross

Duncan Ross has worked in various roles since 2010. Duncan began as the CTO and Founder of D.R. Consultancy Ltd., where they worked with clients such as LEGO, M&S, Tesco, Barclays, HSBC, Bentley, Alfa Romeo, Samsung, Sony, Google, Nintendo, and WeeWorld. In 2012, they became the CTO of Portal Entertainment, where they worked with giants of Entertainment industry, FOX Int., Disney/Pixar, Hammer Horror, and Warner Bros. to create a new age of digital storytelling. From 2016 to 2017, they worked as a Consultant for Quantum of Value Ltd., specializing in increasing Business Agility and providing consultancy services, agile workshops, digital transformations, and productivity coaching on all levels to top clients across a breadth of all industries. Duncan also attained PSM I, II, SPS, and PSPOI certification. From 2017 to 2019, they were the CTO and Director of Snatch, a start up coming out of Web Summit, where they built a top talent team from scratch. In 2019, they became the CTO of Chelsea Football Club, heading innovation, strategic technical direction, and alternative revenue drive with Chelsea Digital Ventures, as well as leading R&D and manufacturing pipeline of stadium, broadcasting, training, and fitness tech, as well as Web3. In 2021, they became a Non Executive Board Member (Technology) for Nintendo. In 2022, they became the Group CTO of soonami.io GmbH, a Web3 Accelerator, and a Strategic Technical Consultant for Hypervolt - Smart #EV Chargers.

Duncan Ross has obtained three degrees from the University of Glasgow, a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, an MSc in Games Technology, and a BSc Hons in Computer Science & Management. Additionally, they have obtained certifications from APMG International, Scrum.org, and Scrumalliance, including PRINCE2 Agile, PSM, PSM2, PSM3, PSPO, PSPO2, and Scrum Master.