Chris Blake

Chris Blake has worked for Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer and Thomson as Managing Director of businesses within the academic, educational, and business publishing sectors.  He has also started a successful internet start-up and five years as investment director for early stage venture capital investors.  He has also been a business angle investing in and working with smaller companies in the publishing and internet industries. 

More recently Chris has been an active social entrepreneur helping to establishing the award winning The Green Valleys – supporting communities taking action on climate change, and TGV Hydro that designs and builds community owned microhydro systems.

Chris is also a regular lecturer on MBA courses and author on decision making and uncertainty.