Dr Chris Coleridge

Dr Chris Coleridge

MBA MSc PhD

Chris is Management Practice Associate Professor at Cambridge Judge Business School, where he teaches entrepreneurship and strategic management. He is also Chairman of Faster Climate Impact, the ecosystem builder for the climate emergency.

Dr Chris Coleridge

Chris came to academia in midlife after spending his 20s and early 30s as an entrepreneur. Studying part-time while raising a family and working as a visiting lecturer, he gained an MBA from London Business School, an MSc in Organisational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and a PhD in Management, focused on business model innovation, also from the LSE. He then joined the UCL School of Management and eventually became director of the MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship. At UCL, he also won five teaching awards in six years.

In 2016, Chris joined the faculty at Cambridge Judge Business School, where he founded the University’s first Master's degree in Entrepreneurship. He stepped down from the directorship of the degree in 2019 to focus on climate change-related innovation, firstly by founding Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate emergency, and more recently by developing Faster Climate Impact, the ecosystem builder for the climate emergency. His ongoing teaching in the Judge centres on strategy, especially mergers and acquisition strategy and strategic management, and entrepreneurship, particularly “net zero entrepreneurship”.

Chris carries out research into top management teams, especially in startup and scaleup contexts. Through his work in Faster Climate Impact, which is working to acquire and integrate climate tech companies to create “climate powerhouses”, he applies the research he has done over the years into the use entrepreneurs make of their social networks, the venture building process and strategic choice for scaleup firms.

 

 

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Art Exhibition: Wolfson at 60

19/07/2025 at 10.00

Celebrating Wolfson’s 60th anniversary year, this exhibition highlights the range of artistic disciplines and styles that have made up our exhibitions over the years.

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Graduation Ceremony

26/07/2025 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Research Appetisers

05/08/2025 at 18.00

Come and hear our part-time students talk about their research at this informal evening of short presentations and friendly discussion.

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Open Cambridge - Tree Trail

06/09/2025 at 10.00

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

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Open Cambridge - Poetry Trail

12/09/2025 at 10.00

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