Alice Bentinck

Cofounder and CEO at Entrepreneur First · Joined 2011

Biography

Alice Bentinck co-founded Entrepreneur First with Matt Clifford in 2011 and is listed on the firm's own site as Cofounder and CEO. She had previously been the firm's Chief Product Officer, and before founding it she worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company from 2009 to 2011. She also co-founded Code First: Girls with Clifford and co-authored the book How to be a Founder with him. She was appointed MBE for services to business in 2016 and served on the UK AI Council from 2019 to 2022.

Education

B.A. Management Studies (first-class honours), Nottingham University Business School

Previous Experience

Chief Product Officer, Entrepreneurs First
Management consultant, McKinsey & Company (2009-2011)
Intern, office of Tony Blair, assisting the Africa Governance Initiative

Career Timeline

2011

Co-founded Entrepreneur First with Matt Clifford.

2012

Co-founded Code First: Girls with Matt Clifford.

2016

Appointed MBE for services to business in the Birthday Honours.

2019

Joined the UK AI Council committee, serving until 2022.

2022

Co-authored the book How to be a Founder with Matt Clifford.

2023

Became CEO of Entrepreneurs First in December, succeeding Matt Clifford.

Sources & References

Entrepreneurs First - About us ↗Entrepreneurs First - Team ↗Matt Clifford - personal site (co-founder references) ↗Wikipedia - Alice Bentinck ↗