Keith Arundale

Dr Keith Arundale is a chartered accountant and chartered marketer, author, speaker, trainer and researcher specialising in private equity and venture capital and all areas of entrepreneurial finance. He developed and led the PE&VC modules at Henley Business School, University of Reading and prior to this he was with PwC in London, Windsor and Pittsburgh leading the venture capital programme and business development for the European Technology Industry Group. Keith studied Physics (BSc) and Applied Optics (MSc) at Imperial College London. His PhD in management is from the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His thesis explores the performance of European and US VC funds, focusing on differences in the structural, operational (investment practices) and wider environmental characteristics of European and US VC firms. Keith is the author of “Raising Venture Capital Finance in Europe” published by Kogan Page (2007) and “Venture Capital Performance: A Comparative Study of Investment Practices in Europe and the USA” published by Routledge (2020). He is a member of UK Private Capital’s Research Advisory Group and wrote their “Guide to Private Equity”. An experienced non-executive director and audit committee chair Keith is a co-founder and director of the Reading Tech Cluster initiative, connecting Thames Valley Berkshire. He is a former NED of Henley Business Angels and NED and Audit Chair of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.