Jeff Skinner

Jeff Skinner serves as a Teaching Fellow of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, where he has been Executive Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital since 2007. He teaches core entrepreneurship programs including the Entrepreneurship Summer School and Innovation to Market experiential course, specializing in commercializing university-derived technologies through over thirty co-founded ventures.

Education:

• PhD in Thin Film Photonics, University College London
• MBA, London Business School
• Bachelor's degree in Physics

Research Focus: Skinner's work centers on university technology transfer, spin-out company formation, and seed-stage venture financing. His expertise bridges academic research commercialization with practical entrepreneurship education, emphasizing experiential learning models that connect students to real-world technology ventures. He pioneered management education for engineers and developed UCL's first Research Masters Programs.

Leadership Impact: As chair of the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals' Review Committee and past president of PraxisUnico/ASTP Proton, Skinner shapes global technology transfer standards. At LBS, he directs Institute initiatives including pitch competitions, the London Entrepreneurship Review, and TELL Series speaker events, fostering an integrated ecosystem for academic entrepreneurship.