Dr Olga Kozlova

Dr Olga Kozlova is the Director of Innovation and Industry Engagement at the University of Strathclyde where she is leading on enterprise, commercialisation and investment functions for the university and the development of the Technology and Innovation Centre Zone within the Glasgow City Innovation District. Before moving to Strathclyde, Olga was the founder and director of Converge Challenge – the leading company creation programme aimed at students, graduates and staff of all nineteen Scottish Universities. Olga started her career as a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellow. She then moved on to become a founder and a CEO in a biotechnology start-up company and afterwards worked in business development and knowledge exchange in life sciences sector. She is experienced mentor and non-executive director. She is a Trustee of Young Enterprise Scotland.