Ajay Chowdhury has been appointed non-executive chairman of the board at Cambridge Enterprise, the tech transfer office for University of Cambridge.
Chowdhury has been with the London branch of BCG Digital Ventures, the corporate venturing and incubation arm of US-based consulting firm Boston Consulting Group, since 2015 as a partner and managing director.
Cambridge Enterprise brought Chowdhury on board in January this year but the news was only made official last week. He succeeds outgoing chairman Sir Keith O’Nions, who is leaving after a five-year tenure.
Chowdhury had also been a founding general partner at venture capital fund IDG Ventures Europe, then sponsored by IT media firm International Data Group, from 2000 until 2007.
During his time at IDG, Chowdhury led investments in computer game studio Lionhead and music recognition tool developer Shazam, which were later acquired by computing technology suppliers Microsoft and Apple respectively.
Andy Neely, pro-vice-chancellor for enterprise and business relations at Cambridge Enterprise, said: “Cambridge Enterprise has played a critical role in the development of the Cambridge cluster, supporting a wide array of university spinouts and startups.
“As digitalisation continues at pace, Ajay’s background and experience will be invaluable to Cambridge Enterprise and the wider university.”
The original version of this article appeared on our sister site, Global University Venturing. Photo courtesy of BCG Digital Ventures