Steering Committee MemberĀ
The Rising Festival, Cambridge
Dr Soraya Jones
Director of Engagement for Homerton Changemakers, University of Cambridge
Soraya is driven by her passion to promote innovation, diversity and entrepreneurship, especially amongst the next generation, hence her involvement with the ambitious and visionary Homerton Changemakers Programme as well as being the Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence for Univ of East Anglia. She is strongly supportive of the Rising Network for the same reason.
After many years as part of the senior leadership team of Tribal Group Plc, Soraya became the first CEO of Cambridge Wireless (CW) from 2007 to 2015, where she was successful in growing the business from a one-person company to a membership cluster of over 425 companies and 20 industry-focused Special Interest Groups Forums, making it one of the premier tech clusters in the UK. She stepped down in 2015 to pursue other ventures including becoming an entrepreneur-in-residence at St. Johnā€™s Innovation Centre, Innovation Ambassador for the Bradfield Centre and setting up her own consultancy business. She currently sits on a few boards.
Born in Malaysia, Soraya holds BSc and MSc degrees from Indiana University, USA, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge (Education).
