GBA

Lucy Armstrong

Lucy joined The Alchemists after an early career in private equity; corporate development and headhunting with 3i plc, Courtaulds Textiles and Tyzack. Herwork involves matching up experienced and successful entrepreneurs with high growth mid-corporate businesses to accelerate their growth and success. Her experience ranges from funding start up and early stage manufacturing businesses in the North East through to mergers and disposals of international operations. She is a non-executive of a venture capital investment group and angel network; a national qualification body and Chair of  Northumbria University. Lucy is Chair of the CBI’s SME Council.  She recently participated in the Banking Taskforce and Future Shape of Business projects forthe CBI and a similar BBC Governors’ review of European Union coverage. She was educated at Oxford, holds an MBA and has recently completed a MSc in forensic psychology and criminology.