About us

About Imperial Consultants

As the wholly owned consultancy company of Imperial College London, Imperial Consultants was formed over 30 years ago to harness the breadth and depth of expertise at the College and deliver practical, and cutting-edge, solutions for industry, government and the third sector.

We are now a leading university-owned consultancy company successfully matching the expertise of our academics to our clients needs – and delivering projects on time and to specification. In fact, last year, we successfully managed 1231 projects, for 1113 organisations (ranging from SME’s to multi-nationals), from more than 40 countries.

Mission statement:

Our mission is to maximise economic and social impact by enabling the application of Imperial College London’s cutting edge expertise and facilities to address real world challenges through consultancy.

Vision statement:

Our vision is a world where the direct application of Imperial’s expertise to solve major challenges for the benefit of society and industry is the global standard.

Imperial Consultants Board members

Simon Hepworth, Chairman

Simon is Director of Enterprise and Chairman of the Board of Imperial Consultants (ICON) and also sits on the Innovations Partnership Board, which oversees the technology transfer operations of the university. Simon is seeking to connect more of Imperial’s academics, students and discoveries with leading entrepreneurs and pioneers from industry. His ultimate goal is to generate more opportunities for collaboration that make a real world impact.

Alistair McDermott

Alistair is Enterprise Deputy Director – and was formerly the Executive Director for Imperial Consultants and responsible for delivering it’s long and short term plans. Alistair has worked within the higher education sector in industry-facing roles for a number of years and has launched joint ventures, developed start-up centres and has delivered regional business support initiatives.

Eric Yeatman FREng, FIEEE

Eric is a Professor of Micro-Engineering and Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. He was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal in 2011, then made a Fellow in 2012 – and holds Fellowships of the IEEE, the IET, IOM3 and the City and Guilds Institute. Prof. Yeatman is also co-founder and non-executive director of Microsaic Systems plc and has been a technical advisory board member to two venture capital funds.

The Imperial Consultants team

Our professional consultancy team comprises specialists in project scoping, contracts and project support. They’re here to find the right expert for your project – and then provide the interface between you and the academic.

For help with your business solution, contact one of our engagement managers below.