Dr Jon Hunt
RTTP, PhD, BSc
Expertise
I support 200 Knowledge Exchange professionals, working with PVC Research & Enterprise, to support academics to get the resources they need, to make the world a better place.
Current positions
Executive Director, Research & Enterprise
Research, Enterprise and Innovation
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Biography
Previously I was responsible for the Skills (FE & HE) & Innovation Directorate at the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), including strategy & policy development, a big bid for 5G and the devolution of skills funding.
For several years before that I was the Director of a similar office at the University of Bath, which also included responsibilities for all grant submissions, acceptance and finance, as well as the development work for bids, new companies and eco-systems.
Achievements have been large-scale economic development projects in the engineering/automotive sector, digital innovation and life sciences; involving positive professional relationships internally and with government departments, funders and companies.
I was part of the Council of the Association for University Research & Industry Links (AURIL) in 2013. Now a Director of the Association of Research Managers & Administrators, Science & Research Foundation and Bristol Innovation Ltd.