Fractional CIO support in Cambridge, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. Cambridge is Europe's leading deep-tech and life sciences cluster - a high concentration of venture-backed technology and biotech businesses, AI companies, pharmaceutical R&D operations and university spin-outs, many of which need senior technical and security leadership well ahead of the scale at which a permanent hire makes commercial sense.
On-site days in Cambridge by arrangement (typically monthly), with the majority of the engagement run remotely. Cambridge clients frequently need Fractional CTO, Fractional CISO or Fractional CAIO support ahead of clinical trials, regulatory submissions or institutional fundraises.
Travel and on-site: Direct LNER service from London Kings Cross (~50 minutes). Cambridge is straightforward to combine with a London visit in a single trip.
Fractional CISO and AI governance work with regulated technology and life sciences businesses sits naturally in Cambridge's commercial environment. EU AI Act readiness and ISO 27001 programmes are increasingly a prerequisite for Cambridge businesses raising Series A and Series B rounds from institutional investors.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
On-site days in Cambridge by arrangement (typically monthly), with the majority of the engagement run remotely. Cambridge clients frequently need Fractional CTO, Fractional CISO or Fractional CAIO support ahead of clinical trials, regulatory submissions or institutional fundraises.
Fractional CISO and AI governance work with regulated technology and life sciences businesses sits naturally in Cambridge's commercial environment. EU AI Act readiness and ISO 27001 programmes are increasingly a prerequisite for Cambridge businesses raising Series A and Series B rounds from institutional investors.
Scale-ups, PE-backed businesses and mid-market enterprises that need senior IT representation in the boardroom but aren't ready (or don't need) a permanent CIO.
Most Fractional CIO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A defensible 12 to 24 month IT strategy aligned to commercial outcomes; Rationalised vendor and licence spend with clear governance; An IT operating model that scales with the business, not against it; Confident board reporting on technology risk and investment.
Direct LNER service from London Kings Cross (~50 minutes). Cambridge is straightforward to combine with a London visit in a single trip.
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