Dr Keith Arundale is a chartered accountant and chartered marketer, author, speaker, trainer and researcher specialising in private equity and venture capital. He is a co-founder of the Reading Tech Cluster and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading. He was with PwC in London, Windsor and Pittsburgh for many years, latterly leading the venture capital programme and business development for the European Technology Industry Group. Keith is the author of “Raising Venture Capital Finance in Europe” published by Kogan Page (2007) and “Venture Capital Performance: A Comparative Study of Investment Practices in Europe and the USA” published by Routledge (2020). He also wrote the BVCA’s “Guide to Private Equity”. He is a member of the BVCA’s Research Advisory Group. He has served as NED, Audit Chair and Deputy Chair of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and served on the boards of Henley Business Angels and the Chartered Institute of Marketing based in Cookham, Berkshire. Keith is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors, a Liveryman of the Chartered Accountants company and a Freeman of the City of London.