John Michaelis is an experienced business consultant and angel investor, specializing in early-stage AI companies. He has a proven track record of successful exits and leading some of the most complex global change programs in the Telecoms, Technology, and Banking sectors. John earned a 2:1 BSc in Chemistry from the University of Southampton, and his career has included working for both global organizations and SMEs in sales, business development, commercial, and operational roles. He founded WIT Consultancy, which went on to lead some of the most challenging global change programs for major corporations. John was also the founding shareholder of Aurora, a leader in AI solutions for the air sector. John is currently a director at Collaborative-ai Ltd., and formerly served as Senior Manager at Consilience Ventures, Non-Executive Director at Proffer Global Ltd, MD at Cisco Systems and WIT Ltd, Business Development Director at Jasmin Plc and Sales Manager at Racal Network Services.