Paul Larcey worked initially in a corporate research environment, followed by venture capital, before moving into global industrial sectors at board and senior levels closely involved in funding strategies for major projects (public and private), primarily in the engineering and technology sectors, M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and risk analysis in challenging environments. He has also worked in strategic management consulting, focusing on technology and sustainability. Currently working for the UK government’s innovation body across key technology themes, such as quantum technologies, AI, Robotics, and Advanced manufacturing, to assist collaboration between academia, the private sector and investors. Academic research areas of interest are applied complexity theory, systems thinking, understanding resilience in systems and the fragility of new technologies, seeking to develop methodologies and frameworks, and a cross-disciplinary understanding of systemic risk from academic and practitioner perspectives. He has studied Engineering, Materials Science and Finance at London, Oxford, and Cambridge Universities.