Professor Andy Neely is a recognised leader in manufacturing and service operations. He is Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College and Chair of the Better Futures Programme. Previously he served as Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations at Cambridge, where he led innovation, commercialisation, and startup activities across the university.
Andy has held a range of board roles, including Vice-Chair of Business Board, NED at Cambridge Enterprise and Cambridge Innovation Capital. He played a pivotal role in launching Innovate Cambridge, a city-wide initiative to define and nurture an innovation strategy for Cambridge. He is a Senior Independent Director at the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, founder of bleeta.ai and co-founder of Anmut, a data valuation specialist.
Throughout his career, Andy has created several major research centres, including the Cambridge Service Alliance at Cambridge University and the Centre for Business Performance at Cranfield University. He has authored over 200 publications, and in 2020 was awarded an OBE for services to research and university-industry collaboration. Currently he is working on AI and its practical application in organisations.