Cambridge Science Park grows top team to fuel next-gen breakthroughs

David McNee joins as Estate Director, taking responsibility for estate strategy and operations across the Park. David brings extensive experience in estate and property management, spanning facilities management, compliance, health & safety, and strategic estate planning.

He joins from CBRE, where he spent 14 years most recently leading property and facilities management for Shaftesbury Plc, overseeing landmark central London locations including Carnaby Street, Soho, Chinatown, and Seven Dials.

Alexandra Bishop becomes Director of Marketing, Communications and Community, where she will strengthen the Park’s brand, visibility and tenant experience. A former financial journalist with The Daily Telegraph and the BBC, Alex brings over 20 years’ experience delivering communications strategies for leading property and financial institutions, including Barclays and BNP Paribas Real Estate, supporting organisations through periods of growth and transformation.

In her new role as Director of External Affairs, Jane Hutchins will continue to champion the Park externally and lead programmes which accelerate innovation and support the growth of science, tech and deep-tech ventures across the Park ecosystem.

A new Senior Director of Development and Operations will also be appointed shortly. This central role will lead the charge in delivering the estate masterplans for Cambridge Science Park, shaping coherent, phased development which brings the Park’s long-term vision to life.

Jamie Trivedi-Bateman, Director of Investment for Trinity College Cambridge said: “These additions will help realise Trinity College Cambridge’s bold long-term vision for the Science Park, ensuring it continues to play a leading role in supporting the next generation of science and technology innovation in Cambridge and across the UK, as it has done so successfully for the past 55 years.”

Europe’s original Science Park, Cambridge Science Park has long been a place where world-changing ideas take root. The Park’s resident companies have helped treat illnesses, powered our smartphones and developed sustainable ‘plastic’ coatings made from pea protein.

Backed by Trinity College’s long-standing commitment to science and technology and guided by the direction set out in its emerging masterplan, this strengthening of the leadership team reinforces the Park’s ability to support breakthroughs like these for decades to come.

Cambridge Science Park has been putting Cambridge at the heart of innovation and science across the globe for more than fifty years, thanks to the vision of Trinity College Cambridge’s former bursar, Sir John Bradfield.

This was a novel and bold idea; it was Europe’s original ‘Science Park’ and has become a beacon of scientific discovery. Its resident companies have treated our illnesses, powered our smartphones and even developed ‘plastic’ coating made from sustainable pea protein.

It remains the UK's longest established and one of its largest science parks. A place for extraordinary discovery, where more than 7,000 innovators and game changers come together with a common goal: to create technologies which build a better future.