the-BA : Sir David Cooksey

Sir David Cooksey, Chairman, Advent Venture Partners, has been instrumental in both the Wellcome Trust’s support for the BA through the development grant and in securing the grant for Wellcome Wolfson Building, in which the BA has rent-free accommodation for 40 years under the terms of the grant.

Sir David is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Diamond Light Source, a major synchrotron research facility, which opened in 2007.