Evangelos "Gelly" Gnissios

Gelly grew up in the restaurant business and eventually owned and operated an award-winning restaurant. An entrepreneur and business coach with 25+ years experience in business, he’s held multiple roles in public, private companies, & non-profits including: Chair of the Board, CEO, CFO and Company Secretary, developing and delivering leadership with his expertise in strategy, finance, governance, and negotiations. His focus has been in supporting startups and early-stage ventures with a focus on idea interrogation, market validation, and commercialising strategy, supporting the evaluation of competition, and testing competitive advantage. He completed his Executive MBA at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (London Campus).

Until January 2023, he led the University of Oxford’s Startup Incubator for Oxford University Innovation, and prior to that, supported early and growth stage ventures through Innovate UK. Gelly is an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, a guest lecturer and research advisor at Said Business School at the University of Oxford. He recently took the role of senior manager operations here at the Hunter Hub and is looking forward to supporting new ventures and embedding himself in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.