Innovating to Close the Disadvantage Gap - A Conversation with Joysy John

Joysy John is an entrepreneur, digital consultant, advisor and
speaker. She is a global connector and a collaborator who makes
things happen. She wants to inspire others, especially women and
those from low-income backgrounds, to achieve their potential.
She mentors startups and high potential leaders.


Until very recently, Joysy was the Director of Education at Nesta
and led their work in education across innovation programmes,
research and investment.


She is the former Chief Industry Officer of Ada, the National
College for Digital Skills where she led the College’s industry
engagement and Ada. Advance, online learning website. Prior to
this, Joysy headed up international strategic development for EF
Learning Labs, led business development for Emerge Venture Lab,
Europe’s first education technology accelerator and advised Level
39, technology incubator based in Canary Wharf. Joysy is
passionate about technology education, entrepreneurship and
women’s empowerment. She helped launch three non-profits focused
on education: Flow (to develop essential qualities), STIR
Education (to identify and scale micro-innovations) and Startup
Leadership Program (to train entrepreneurial leaders). She
founded Founders Fit to help people find the right cofounders
based on interests, skills and stage of venture. Joysy has over a
decade of experience in technology, business management, strategy
and sales roles with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley in Singapore, US
and UK. She was the youngest person selected into the Future
Leader Development Programme at JP Morgan Chase. She holds a
Computer Engineering (Honours) degree from Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore and an MBA with Distinction from London
Business School where she was the President of the Women in
Business Club and a Forte Scholar.
Social Links:


LinkedIn: @JoysyJohn


Twitter: @joysyj