Eileen Burbidge

Eileen Burbidge, MBE, is an American venture capitalist resident in London and a founding partner of Passion Capital.[1][2] In July 2015 she was appointed as the British Treasury's "special envoy" for fintech.[3][4]

in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to entrepreneurship, Burbidge was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire.[5]

Eileen previously worked in marketing roles at Apple and Sun Microsystems. In 2004 she moved from the United States to London to pursue a career with Skype. After working at Skype, Burbidge launched Passion Capital, an early stage London venture capital firm, with Stefan Glaenzer in 2008.[6]

Personal life

Eileen was born in 1973 and has also used the name Eileen Tso and Eileen Broach, her maiden name and her name from a previous marriage, respectively. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "How did an American, Eileen Burbidge, become queen of British VCs?". Fortune. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ Treanor, Jill. "Eileen Burbidge: the American angel investor spearheading UK fintech | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ↑ "UK Treasury names Eileen Burbidge special envoy for fintech - Business Insider". Uk.businessinsider.com. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ↑ "UK Government Productivity Plan" (PDF). Gov.UK. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Eileen Burbidge: The Passionate VC". Informilo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Fenn, Donna. "How did an American woman become queen of British VCs?". Fortune. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "About: Eileen Burbidge". TechAcute. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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