Chris Lawrence

Chris Lawrence is a business adviser with a deep commitment to organizations that combine public value and commercial objectives, helping them to build new revenue-generating capabilities without compromising on their public service obligations. A qualified accountant, he began his career in audit roles at KPMG and London Transport before moving into management consultancy, gaining extensive experience in media and education at Price Waterhouse Coopers, the BBC, Siemens, Cognizant, the British Standards Institution, and now at Avid Technology. Chris has delivered projects for a wide range of not-for-profit clients, including universities and assessment bodies, broadcasters, and trade associations. At Avid, his focus is on helping broadcasters, news organizations, studios, and production houses to transform their businesses, exploring how Avid’s cloud-based solutions can be used to develop new capabilities, enable new ways of working, and achieve greater operational flexibility, at a lower cost.

Chris holds an MA (Cantab) from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, and an MPhil from the University of Birmingham, both in History.

He is a member of the Employment & Finance and Remuneration Committees.