Jackie George

Cornish born and bred, Jackie started her career with the Royal Navy where she gained considerable leadership and team working experience. Here, she developed her project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.

In 2001, she moved back to Cornwall to pursue a career in economic development. She has led project development teams, attracted significant amounts of investment, delivered a number of projects, undertaken large community consultations and organised large-scale events. Her key sector experience is within the marine, aerospace and aviation sectors. Jackie holds an ILM5 in Leadership and Management.

Jackie joined Oxford Innovation as a Business Coach in 2016 and now works as a Finance Specialist on the Access to Finance programme, bringing invaluable knowledge in securing investment from European, national and regional grant regimes.
In her spare time, Jackie is a Girl Guide leader, enjoys keeping fit (with seven marathons completed to date), property development and gardening.