Stephen Hampson

Following an academic career that saw him hold teaching and research positions at Christchurch Polytechnic, the University of Canterbury – both in New Zealand – and the University of Bath, Stephen Hampson has worked in the corporate sector for over 20 years. This has seen him lead several global technology companies and establish an investment company to support the creation of new technology companies from publicly-funded research. Stephen has held governance roles in more than a dozen early-stage businesses plus publicly listed companies. He is currently Investment Director at Oxford Capital and a non-executive director of CORE Education, a charitable not-for-profit company that provides public services for the education sector in New Zealand.

Stephen is a member of both the Institute of Directors and the International Chartered Governance Institute (a Chartered Company Secretary). He gained his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Canterbury and is currently studying for an Executive Ph.D. at Bayes Business School, City, University of London.

Stephen is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.