Eileen Burbidge

Eileen Burbidge, MBE, is an American venture capitalist resident in London and a founding partner of Passion Capital.[1][2] In July 2015 she was appointed as the British Treasury's "special envoy" for fintech.[3][4]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to entrepreneurship.

Eileen previously worked in marketing roles at Apple, Skype and Sun Microsystems.

Personal life

Eileen was born in 1973 and has also used the name Eileen Tso and Eileen Broach, her maiden name and her name from a previous marriage, respectively. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "How did an American, Eileen Burbidge, become queen of British VCs?". Fortune. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ Jill Treanor. "Eileen Burbidge: the American angel investor spearheading UK fintech | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ↑ "UK Treasury names Eileen Burbidge special envoy for fintech - Business Insider". Uk.businessinsider.com. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ↑ "UK Government Productivity Plan" (PDF). Gov.UK. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ↑ "About: Eileen Burbidge". TechAcute. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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