Staff profile
| Affiliation | Telephone |
|---|---|
| Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence in the Department of Chemistry | +44 (0) 191 33 42069 |
Biography
David King is a Royal Society and SOFI2 CDT Entrepreneur in Residence and Professor in Practice at Durham University. He is a highly experienced business executive and entrepreneur with an outstanding track record in product and process development, manufacturing, and business development. He spent over 35 years in the USA in executive level roles with major chemical and petrochemical companies including Exxon Mobil.
David’s areas of expertise include research and development, business and marketing development, manufacturing and process improvements, plant start-ups, business incubators and business start-up, IP and patents, licensing, JV’s and alliances. He also possesses a significant concept to commercialization track record in a range of next generation polymer products and processes.
Educated in the UK and USA he holds a PhD in polymer chemistry and an MBA from Harvard Business School.