Chris Powell

Co-Founder

BMP

Chris was a Co-Founder of the advertising agency BMP that went on to build the strongest creative and planning reputation in the world and became the second largest UK agency, working on such well loved brands such as Cadbury’s, Smash, John Smith’s Bitter and Walkers crisps.

He now chairs the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (Nesta) that fosters innovation and business start ups, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), the UK’s largest Think Tank and is Vice Chair of the Public Diplomacy Board. He is a member of the Board of United Business Media and the corporate advisory Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.