Justin Cooke

Justin Cooke is the Chief Content & Partnership Officer of FutureLearn, a social learning platform, and a Venture Partner at Northzone, a Tech VC firm. He is an adviser and investor in various fast-growing technology businesses and serves on the digital advisory board of The British Museum.

While studying Drama at the University of Manchester, Justin discovered digital media. He has held leadership roles in renowned organizations, including Vice Chair of Unicef UK, Chair of The Drum, and Founder of POSSIBLE, WPP's largest global digital agency. Justin has a strong background in the digital industry, having co-founded Fortune Cookie in 1997 and later sold it to WPP in 2012.

Justin's professional journey includes serving on the boards of notable companies like EPiServer and ActiveStandards. He has been recognized for his contributions, being listed in the Wired Top 100, ranked as one of the UK's coolest tech VCs by Business Insider, and inducted into the British Digital Hall of Fame.

Education wise, Justin studied Drama at the University of Manchester and undertook courses at the Centre for Creative Business, Creative Business at London Business School, and Hinchingbrooke.

His extensive organizational involvement includes roles such as Non Executive Director at Learning with Experts, Chair at Study Together, and Former Chairman at Cyber-Duck. Justin's contributions also extend to various investments in companies like SPN Fit, ScreenCloud, and Attest among others.