Regular biography
Chris Coleridge is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Cambridge Judge Business School and the Strategy and International Business subject group. His research interests include collaborative innovation, top management teams in ventures, venture builders, networks and innovation ecosystems. Coleridge is a Fellow of Wolfson College, where he chairs the Entrepreneurship Hub and co-convenes the Innovation Ecosystems Network. He is also involved in advancing startups, business ecosystems, and innovation ecosystems through teaching, consulting, and projects such as the Faster Climate Impact initiative. Coleridge has taught at various institutions and has been a board advisor to several startups. He cofounded Carbon13, a talent-first accelerator, and has developed programs such as the Cambridge Judge Launchpad.
Scholar-generated biography
Chris Coleridge is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, specializing in the governance of new ventures. His research explores the dynamics of venture governance, focusing on intraboard relationships, CEO duality, and the role of board heterogeneity in high-tech firms. Coleridge's work also examines the moderating effects of efficacious board leadership on high-tech startups and the interplay between agency theory and stewardship theory in shaping board behavior. His studies highlight the importance of family ties and competitive moves in the context of new ventures, offering insights into the strategic and structural challenges faced by emerging firms.