Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Languages
Timeline
Key Leadership & Board Traits
Publications
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Jamie Burrows

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Jamie Burrows

Summary

Visionary entrepreneur and advisor with extensive experience building and scaling innovative ventures. Proven ability to translate complex ideas into tangible results, driving growth and impact across diverse sectors from technology to controlled-environment-agriculture ("CEA"), to healthcare. Deep expertise in board governance, strategic partnerships, and sustainable solutions.


Knowledgeable Founder & CEO, former Consultant, and Board member with proven track record in leading impactful projects and initiatives in professional setting. Brings valuable experience in strategic planning and executing complex tasks, yielding notable results. Demonstrated ability in fostering collaborative environments and leveraging analytical skills to drive success.

Overview

22
years of professional experience

Work History

Vertical Future

Founder & CEO
09.2016 - 09.2025

Job overview

  • Led the company from inception to a leading UK vertical farming technology provider.
  • Secured £41.1 million in funding with no prior fundraising experience or network.
  • Pivoted the company from growing to technology development.
  • Grew the team to 60 staff.
  • Achieved recognition as the #1 independently voted CEA company globally for two years and was recognized as a Global Innovator in the WEF.

Royal Agricultural Society of England

Fellow
07.2024 - Current

Unreasonable

Unreasonable Fellow
03.2024 - Current

Metagrove Ventures

Mentor (pro bono)
05.2022 - Current

Board Member
03.2025 - 09.2025

IMS Health

Senior Program Manager
03.2016 - 09.2016

Job overview

  • Managed various programs.

EY

Manager
12.2014 - 01.2016

Office for Life Sciences, UK Department of Health

Finance/Investment Work Stream Lead, Dementia Project
09.2014 - 11.2014

Deloitte

Senior Consultant
04.2014 - 11.2014

NHS

Honorary Health Economist
08.2012 - 03.2014

Bangor University

Project Manager
07.2010 - 03.2014

African Century

Analyst / Project Manager
09.2009 - 04.2010

KPMG

Intern
02.2009 - 03.2009

United States Air Force

Aircraft Engineer
07.2003 - 06.2006

Job overview

  • Diagnosed and maintained avionic systems on F-15 fighter jets.
  • Selected for Officer Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Education

MIT Sloan School of Management

Sustainable Leadership Executive Education
04.2024

Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Bangor University

PhD from Health Economics
01.2016

Cass Business School

MSc from Energy, Trade and Finance
01.2010

University of Buckingham

BSc (Hons) from Business Economics
01.2009

Swiss Finance Academy

Professional from Investment Banking, Trading, and Capital Market Dynamics
01.2008

Skills

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Board Governance
  • Strategic Advisory
  • Fundraising & Investment
  • Technology Development
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Health Economics
  • Sustainability
  • Team Leadership
  • Global Operations
  • Strategic thinking

Accomplishments

  • Raised £41.1M for Vertical Future.
  • Led Vertical Future to be voted #1 independently voted CEA company in the world for two years.
  • Nominated for EY's Entrepreneur of the Year.
  • Became a member of the Royal Agricultural Society.
  • Selected to be a lifelong member of Barclay's Unreasonable Impact Programme.
  • Experience as a speaker in large forums, with almost 9 years of Board experience.

Affiliations

- Royal Agricultural Society of England

- Barclay's Unreasonable Impact Fellowship

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Board Member

03.2025 - 09.2025

Fellow

Royal Agricultural Society of England
07.2024 - Current

Unreasonable Fellow

Unreasonable
03.2024 - Current

Mentor (pro bono)

Metagrove Ventures
05.2022 - Current

Founder & CEO

Vertical Future
09.2016 - 09.2025

Senior Program Manager

IMS Health
03.2016 - 09.2016

Manager

EY
12.2014 - 01.2016

Finance/Investment Work Stream Lead, Dementia Project

Office for Life Sciences, UK Department of Health
09.2014 - 11.2014

Senior Consultant

Deloitte
04.2014 - 11.2014

Honorary Health Economist

NHS
08.2012 - 03.2014

Project Manager

Bangor University
07.2010 - 03.2014

Analyst / Project Manager

African Century
09.2009 - 04.2010

Intern

KPMG
02.2009 - 03.2009

Aircraft Engineer

United States Air Force
07.2003 - 06.2006

Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, Bangor University

PhD from Health Economics

Cass Business School

MSc from Energy, Trade and Finance

University of Buckingham

BSc (Hons) from Business Economics

Swiss Finance Academy

Professional from Investment Banking, Trading, and Capital Market Dynamics

MIT Sloan School of Management

Sustainable Leadership Executive Education

Key Leadership & Board Traits

  • Strategic Vision: Ability to identify opportunities, develop innovative strategies, and guide organizations through complex challenges.
  • Financial Acumen: Expertise in fundraising, investment, and financial management, ensuring sustainable growth and profitability.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled at building strong relationships with investors, partners, and team members, fostering collaboration and alignment.
  • Resilience & Adaptability: Proven ability to navigate uncertainty, pivot strategies as needed, and maintain momentum in dynamic environments.
  • Impact-Driven: Commitment to creating positive social and environmental impact through sustainable business practices and responsible leadership.

Publications

  • Private Equity Deleveraging
  • A Cohort Study of Patient Outcomes in Elective Orthopaedics
  • Use of Preference-based Multi-attribute Health Status Systems and Quality Adjusted Life Years in Orthopaedics: A Systematic Review
  • Public-private Partnerships in Health Care
  • The Importance of Health Outcomes and the Use of the Spend and Outcomes Tool in England

Golf, football, chess

Passionate about solving challenges, no matter the sector or level of difficulty. In my personal life, I have three children, am learning multiple languages, was a near scratch golfer in my younger years, regularly play competitive chess online, and of course enjoy my football. As an economist by training, I also keep regularly keep up-to-date with macro and microeconomic trends, and like to discuss trends with my children to accelerate their understanding of the world. 

Jamie Burrows