​Dr Caroline Walker
Caroline is an experienced and successful business woman in the Science and Technology sector. Her career started with a PhD in Biochemistry. After 13 years working as a research scientist, holding positions in the USA and Denmark, she discovered a passion and talent for business and strategy, and decided to make a move into the business world. Caroline then spent 18 years in the Food and Drink sector including 13 years of Director level strategic leadership roles and also several years as an Non Executive Director for a Surrey County Council Board. As such, Caroline understands first hand the demands of leadership as well as the particular challenges that can be faced in Scientific and Technical based sectors.

Caroline is very familiar with the additional pressures that can be present as women develop their careers, particularly in technical areas which can be predominantly male. She has attended many business meetings where she has been the only women in the room! Having combined her career with having a family, she also understands how demanding juggling the work life balance can be. She is a firm believer that coaching and mentoring is a key factor for supporting women to succeed in their careers.

From her leadership experience, Caroline identified that, although coaching and training are powerful tools for catalysing success for those in business, there was a lack of bespoke options that would 'fit' those with a technical background. She therefore qualified as a Diploma Executive Coach and became accredited through the Association of Coaching...and then established her own business specialising in working with organisations to create excellent Technical Leaders.

Caroline is an Associate of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, where she delivers management training. She is also a member of the Surrey Business Leaders Forum and a Business Mentor at the University of Surrey SET Squared Business Incubator. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, a frequent speaker and author of over 60 technical publications.
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