Rachel Hannan

Rachel Hannan is a former business founder, and now an experienced chair, non-executive director, and serial angel investor, with 40 investments under her belt to date. She has held over 10 non-executive directorships, across organisations ranging from high growth start-ups, to those with revenue in excess of £150m. Her investments have spanned sectors as diverse as SaaS, robotics, professional services, manufacturing, leadership development, medical devices and increasingly tech & AI. She has also experienced the entrepreneurial journey first hand as a founder, both in manufacturing and then service based settings, achieving scale and successful exit. She has since worked as an advisor with over 50 companies, helping them develop and execute their growth strategies, and getting them investment and / or exit ready. She has a particular specialism around board and management effectiveness in high growth companies, providing mentoring, leadership development and succession planning f