Introduction

Barry is cofounder and CEO of TheCrowdfundingCentre.com and FundingHubs.com and the CrowdDataCenter.com, the world’s observatory for the crowd economy. One of the best known names in Crowdfunding and Fintech in the UK and worldwide he has played a leading role in reforming UK regulation to support innovation – a radical change now admired and emulated across the world. He’s also a Visiting Fellow at the University of Portsmouth Business School. To a deep background in, psychology, engineering and systems design he has added decades of experience in business and as an entrepreneur and is passionate about innovation, crowdfunding , citizen entrepreneurship and the collaborative economy.