John Gilligan

John Gilligan has worked in the private equity and venture capital industry for over 25 years.

He started his career in 1988 at 3i Group plc as a financial analyst. He was a Corporate Finance Partner of Deloitte and latterly BDO for twenty years. He is the Director of the Oxford Saïd Finance Lab at Saïd Business School, a non-executive director and Investment Committee member of Big Issue Invest, one of the largest social impact investors in the UK.

John is also a Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business school and has degrees from Southampton University, Nottingham University and London Business School.

Education

• Sloan Fellow London Business School (2016 — 2017)
• mba Nottingham University Business School (1992 — 1993)
• Economics University of Southampton (1985 — 1988)

Companies

• Board Trustee The Big Issue (2020)
• Director - The Finance Lab Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2018)
• Visiting Professor Imperial College London (2015)
• Joint Managing Director - Funds Big Issue Invest (2013)
• Sloan Fellow London Business School (2016 — 2017)
• Equity Partner BDO LLP (2005 — 2016)
• Equity Partner Deloitte (1993 — 2003)
• Group Financial Analyst 3i plc (1988 — 1992)