Mark was previously a researcher for Orthogonal Partners, where he was responsible for researching new investment opportunities across a broad range of esoteric investments opportunities, as well as monitoring current investments.  During this time he completed the Investment Management Certificate.

Prior to that Mark was a researcher for one of the largest UK family offices, supporting the chairman across a range of family interests.

Mark holds a MSc in Corporate and International Finance from Durham University and a BSc in Rural and Environmental Economics from Newcastle University.

Mark is the Head of Research for MICAP, responsible for managing MICAP’s team of analysts and providing oversight on MICAP Reviews, MICAP Data, MICAP Impact Scores and MICAP Panel Support Services.

Sam studied Business and Property Management at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

After starting his career as a futures trader in the City of London, Sam moved to Shanghai in 2008 to work in wealth management. This led to Sam spending four years as a Business Development Manager with St James’s Place in Asia. After relocating back to London, Sam joined MICAP.

Sam is responsible for building and maintaining MICAP’s community of financial advisers.

Van joined the MICAP team in 2017. Some of Van’s responsibilities include the management and the maintenance of MICAP’s database and data integrity, overseeing the development of new platform features, and building tools that allow MICAP to process and utilise its data.

Van holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computing and is a certified Microsoft Excel Expert.

Harry graduated with a degree in American History from Swansea University, which included a year abroad studying at the University of Kansas. Harry then worked as an Estate Agent before commencing training as a corporate accountant, subsequently working with WSM Partners LLP where he specialised in audit.

Harry is an Investment Analyst & Panel Consultant for MICAP, responsible for assisting in the production of MICAP Reviews and the delivery of our Panel Support Services proposition to our panel clients.

Prashant graduated from University of Brighton with a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering. He began his career at Murano where he was an Investor Analyst responsible for connecting institutional investors to fund managers by assessing their investment objectives.

Prashant is a Junior Investment Analyst for MICAP, assisting in the production of MICAP Reviews.

Daniela graduated from City, University of London with a BSc in Financial Economics and is fluent in English, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Russian.

Daniela is a Junior Investment Analyst for MICAP, assisting in the production of MICAP Reviews.

Jay has worked as a developer since he graduated with a degree in Engineering and Information Technology. He then worked as a software engineer for a number of years before being the founder and CTO for a web development company based in India.

As a full stack developer, Jay is responsible for maintaining and improving MICAP’s platform.

Mike qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor in 2003 and has over 23 years experience in the profession advising on various aspects of taxation.

Following his training with Smith & Williamson, he spent four years working in a tax team at a private bank. In 2011, Mike set up his own consultancy practice focused on both the practical and technical aspects of HMRC’s Venture Capital Schemes (primarily the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)), an area he had gained a vast amount of experience in whilst working in his previous commercial and technical roles.

Mike is a member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation and Fellow of the Association of Taxation Technicians.

Mike works for MICAP on a consultancy basis, moderating MICAP Reviews and otherwise ensuring that MICAP is up to date with all relevant HMRC guidelines and legislation.