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Thomas Walker

Director-level Service Strategy & Innovation Leader in Water Sector and Venture Building

Spring InnovationUniversity of StrathclydeUK, UK8 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks On-Site

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Early-stage venture/accelerator operator and co-founder (Decade Ventures) with a systems-driven approach to high-volume founder sourcing and pipeline management. Built non-obvious dealflow channels via international trade missions and embassy networks (Canada, Israel, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia) while running a corporate accelerator at Spring (UK water-sector innovation center). Strong in founder discovery, evidence-based evaluation, and creating standardized partner updates that reduce decision friction.

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Key Strengths

  • Builds differentiated sourcing channels beyond standard events/referrals (e.g., international trade missions/embassy networks)
  • Creates market maps to surface early players and activate networks
  • Nurtures cold relationships into repeatable qualified-intro pipelines by delivering value first
  • Structured founder discovery focused on problem, timing, founder insight, and evidence vs narrative
  • Uses concrete validation tasks (e.g., customer conversations + MVP milestones) to assess founder agency/grit
  • Systematizes fast-moving pipelines with standardized notes, clear next steps, and recommendation-led partner updates

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Experience

Head of Service StrategySpring Innovation · Apr 2023 – Present
Senior Innovation ManagerSpring Innovation · Apr 2023 – Present
Co-founderDecade Ventures · May 2021 – Sep 2023
Senior Innovation ManagerRNIB · Jun 2022 – Apr 2023
Innovation & Development ManagerRNIB · Jun 2021 – Jun 2022
Design StrategistWith Company · Sep 2019 – Apr 2021
Venture Manager: Double-WWith Company · Mar 2018 – Sep 2019

Education

University of Strathclydebachelor, Product Design & Innovation (2017)

Skills

Business developmentProduct strategyReportingStakeholder managementAccelerator program developmentAI strategyBrand positioningCustomer metricsCustomer onboardingCustomer retentionCustomer SuccessData architectureDeal sourcingDesign strategyDirect outreach

Languages

English

Certifications

Strategy, Stewardship & Collective Accountability (Board governance training)High Performance Cognitive Neuroscience (Executive training programme)Mastering Systems Thinking in Practice (The Open University)

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Thomas WalkerDirector-level Service Strategy & Innovation Leader in Water Sector and Venture Building