Anne Glover has been awarded a Damehood for her outstanding contributions to science, engineering and innovation in the UK.
The co-founder and chief executive of Amadeus Capital Partners has had a successful career spanning three decades, where she has combined science and engineering expertise with strategic leadership in technology investment.
The former chair of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has campaigned hard to make sure that ambitious innovators can grow their businesses in the UK.
She is also currently a non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England and a member of the Yale Corporation investment committee.
Dame Glover’s early success began in the late 1970s, where she served as manager of Cummins, Inc. She then held managerial roles at Bain & Co and Apax Partners, before becoming COO of IT firm Virtuality.
She has served on the board of several prominent organisations, including the UK Technology Strategy Board and British Patient Capital.
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In response to the announcement, she said: “I am both surprised and delighted at receiving this wonderful honour. Throughout my career, I have been focused on two related objectives: advancing science and engineering-based startups in the United Kingdom and ensuring that these companies have the opportunity to scale globally with the support of robust domestically managed risk capital.
“Since the 90s, science and engineering has received consistent backing from successive governments, enabling the innovation sector to develop and contribute meaningfully to the national economy.
“I am heartened to see that the other piece in the puzzle – pension fund investment into our nation’s startups – is now also beginning to be put into place, an outcome I have long championed.
“To see the support for science and engineering and the mobilisation of long-term capital converge with momentum is and will be profoundly gratifying. It signals a new era of opportunity for British-led innovation when it is most urgently needed.
“As we look to the future, I remain confident that the UK will continue to turn world-class research into successful companies, delivering not only economic growth, but also solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time.”