Northern Gritstone, a new university spin-out investment business based in the north of England and chaired by Lord Jim O’Neill, has appointed Marion Bernard as Chief Investment Officer.
Throughout her career Bernard has focused on funding fast-growing businesses in the UK. She joins Northern Gritstone from SME investor The Firmament Group, and prior to that led the Business Growth Fund’s activity in the south east of England.
Having begun her career at Barclays Bank, her experience also includes over half a decade at 3i Ventures as well as playing an instrumental role in founding Newcastle-based Northstar Ventures, where she was CEO between 2005 and 2011. At Northstar, Marion oversaw investments into hundreds of early-stage, fast-growth businesses.
