NOMADA DIGITAL LinkedIn Research | 2003 to 2022 - Founders, CEO, MD

	A	B	C	D	E	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q
1	Guardian ranking - 2023	Guardian ranking - 2022	University	Official Name	Region (Scotland, Wales, Ireland, NE, NW, Yorkshire, Mildands, SE, SW, London)	Total Alumni based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	Total Founder based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	% of Founder based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	Total CEO based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	% of CEO based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	Total MD based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	% of MD based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	CEO & MD Combined based on LinkedIn 2003-2022	% of CEO & MD Combined based on LinkedIn 2003-2022

2	1	3	St Andrews	University of St Andrews	Scotland	52,207	2,445	4.68	1,214	2.33	961	1.84	2,175	4.17
3	2	1	Oxford	University of Oxford	Midlands	187,719	11,957	6.37	6,766	3.60	4366	2.33	11,132	5.93
4	3	2	Cambridge	University of Cambridge	SE	230,745	16,379	7.10	9,470	4.10	6088	2.64	15,558	6.74
5	4	4	London School of Economics	London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)	London	189,775	15,838	8.35	8,458	4.46	6092	3.21	14,550	7.67
6	5	7	Imperial College	Imperial College, London	London	111,843	7,072	6.32	3,081	2.75	2148	1.92	5,229	4.68
7	6	5	Durham	Durham University	NE	92,375	3,259	3.53	1,617	1.75	1712	1.85	3,329	3.60
8	7	8	Bath	University of Bath	SW	83,313	3,425	4.11	1,642	1.97	1555	1.87	3,197	3.84
9	8	6	Warwick	University of Warwick	Midlands	107,947	4,606	4.27	2,162	2.00	1845	1.71	4,007	3.71
10	9	9	UCL	University College London (UCL)	London	191,511	11,540	6.03	4,033	2.11	2874	1.50	6,907	3.61
11	10	10	Loughborough	Loughborough University	Midlands	91,108	3,472	3.81	1,429	1.57	1759	1.93	3,188	3.50
12	11	11	Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Scotland	115,232	3,071	2.67	1,327	1.15	1186	1.03	2,513	2.18
13	12	12	Edinburgh	The University of Edinburgh	Scotland	145,025	6,790	4.68	2,600	1.79	2162	1.49	4,762	3.28
14	13	20	Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen	Scotland	60,963	1,678	2.75	1,023	1.68	984	1.61	2,007	3.29
15	14	13	Lancaster	Lancaster University	NW	88,170	3,065	3.48	1,733	1.97	1643	1.86	3,376	3.83
16	15	15	Exeter	University of Exeter	SW	112,627	3,845	3.41	1,761	1.56	1462	1.30	3,223	2.86
17	16	18	Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde	Scotland	89,387	2,423	2.71	1,610	1.80	1704	1.91	3,314	3.71
18	16	14	Bristol	University of Bristol	SW	116,158	4,512	3.88	1,733	1.49	1639	1.41	3,372	2.90
19	16	17	Southampton	University of Southampton	SE	109,445	3,270	2.99	1,637	1.50	1429	1.31	3,066	2.80
20	19	26	University of the Arts London	University of the Arts London (UAL)	London	146,078	12,326	8.44	3,120	2.14	2079	1.42	5,199	3.56
21	20	16	Leeds	University of Leeds	Yorkshire	170,793	6,300	3.69	2,706	1.58	2761	1.62	5,467	3.20
22	21	18	York	University of York	Yorkshire	79,124	2,405	3.04	1,208	1.53	1085	1.37	2,293	2.90
23	22	25	Aston	Aston University	Midlands	55,522	1,691	3.05	1,025	1.85	1085	1.95	2,110	3.80
24	23	35	West London	University of West London	London	66,489	2,323	3.49	1,579	2.37	1375	2.07	2,954	4.44
25	24	57	Surrey	University Of Surrey	SE	73,630	2,703	3.67	1,481	2.01	1488	2.02	2,969	4.03
26	24	36	UWE Bristol	UWE Bristol	SW	110,781	3,564	3.22	1,601	1.45	1867	1.69	3,468	3.13
27	26	24	Swansea	Swansea University	Wales	64,462	1,392	2.16	865	1.34	861	1.34	1726	2.68
28	27	29	Birmingham	University of Birmingham	Midlands	156,296	4,952	3.17	2,611	1.67	2441	1.56	5,052	3.23
29	27	41	UEA	University of East Anglia (UEA)	SE	72,117	2,077	2.88	1,115	1.55	1042	1.44	2,157	2.99
30	29	23	King's College London	Kings College London	London	163,515	8,624	5.27	3,897	2.38	2849	1.74	6,746	4.13
31	30	28	Manchester	The University of Manchester	NW	205,692	7,557	3.67	3,870	1.88	3432	1.67	7,302	3.55
32	30	27	Sheffield	The University of Sheffield	Yorkshire	132,724	3,940	2.97	2,018	1.52	1865	1.41	3,883	2.93
33	32	48	Keele	Keele University	Midlands	34,025	812	2.39	640	1.88	701	2.06	1341	3.94
34	33	22	Royal Holloway	Royal Holloway, University of London	London	56,150	2,409	4.29	1,271	2.26	1132	2.02	2,403	4.28
35	34	34	Lincoln	University of Lincoln	Midlands	58,138	1,392	2.39	899	1.55	955	1.64	1854	3.19
36	35	30	Leicester	University of Leicester	Midlands	91,843	2,889	3.15	2,136	2.33	2096	2.28	4,232	4.61
37	35	38	Cardiff	Cardiff University	Wales	117,235	3,333	2.84	1,820	1.55	1788	1.53	3,608	3.08
38	37	21	Chichester	University of Chichester	SE	15,997	495	3.09	335	2.09	454	2.84	789	4.93
39	38	46	Bolton	University of Bolton	NW	26,753	702	2.62	657	2.46	837	3.13	1494	5.58
40	38	58	Ulster	Ulster University	Ireland	86,289	1,611	1.87	1,065	1.23	1192	1.38	2,257	2.62
41	40	40	Liverpool	University of Liverpool	NW	130,324	4,025	3.09	2,984	2.29	2631	2.02	5,615	4.31
42	40	64	Aberystwyth	Aberystwyth University	Wales	33,589	775	2.31	602	1.79	632	1.88	1234	3.67
43	42	46	Oxford Brookes	Oxford Brookes University	SE	127,487	4,959	3.89	3,055	2.40	2899	2.27	5,954	4.67
44	42	64	Essex	University of Essex	SE	65,686	2,235	3.40	1,279	1.95	1045	1.59	2,324	3.54
45	44	31	Dundee	University of Dundee	Scotland	42,098	1,143	2.72	763	1.81	1551	3.68	2314	5.50
46	45	36	Heriot-Watt	Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh	Scotland	13,359	920	6.89	1,185	8.87	921	6.89	2,106	15.76
47	46	41	Northumbria	Northumbria University	NE	121,662	3,448	2.83	1,756	1.44	2169	1.78	3,925	3.23
48	46	33	Queen's, Belfast	Queen's University Belfast	Ireland	77,296	1,626	2.10	923	1.19	888	1.15	1811	2.34
49	48	59	Derby	University of Derby	Midlands	71,559	1,952	2.73	1,571	2.20	1521	2.13	3,092	4.32
50	49	32	University for the Creative Arts	University for the Creative Arts (UCA)	SE	38,622	1,807	4.68	630	1.63	628	1.63	1258	3.26
51	50	92	Sunderland	University of Sunderland	NE	66,828	1,732	2.59	1,347	2.02	1497	2.24	2,844	4.26
52	51	38	Coventry	Coventry University	Midlands	144,718	4,084	2.82	2,431	1.68	2244	1.55	4,675	3.23
53	52	69	Glasgow Caledonian	Glasgow Caledonian University	Scotland	66,551	1,422	2.14	1,024	1.54	1042	1.57	2,066	3.10
54	53	82	South Wales	University of South Wales	Wales	66,932	1,882	2.81	1,312	1.96	1393	2.08	2,705	4.04
55	54	51	Queen Mary	Queen Mary University of London	London	107,852	4,340	4.02	1,844	1.71	1326	1.23	3,170	2.94
56	55	45	Kingston	Kingston University London	London	108,602	4,432	4.08	2,147	1.98	2226	2.05	4,373	4.03
57	55	50	Kent	University of Kent	SE	86,369	2,934	3.40	1,395	1.62	1302	1.51	2,697	3.12
58	55	70	Edge Hill	Edge Hill University	NW	32,265	551	1.71	373	1.16	549	1.70	922	2.86
59	58	104	City	City, University of London	London	78,028	3,922	5.03	1,978	2.53	1716	2.20	3,694	4.73
60	59	49	Stirling	University of Stirling	Scotland	37,299	987	2.65	769	2.06	738	1.98	1507	4.04
61	59	53	Hull	University of Hull	Yorkshire	61,894	1,671	2.70	1,179	1.90	1311	2.12	2,490	4.02
62	61	61	Reading	University of Reading	SE	79,261	2,512	3.17	1,391	1.75	1738	2.19	3,129	3.95
63	62	55	Nottingham Trent	Nottingham Trent University	Midlands	130,811	3,837	2.93	1,934	1.48	2193	1.68	4,127	3.15
64	63	52	Nottingham	University of Nottingham	Midlands	153,902	6,028	3.92	2,499	1.62	2332	1.52	4,831	3.14
65	63	41	Plymouth	University of Plymouth	SW	88,443	2,295	2.59	1,266	1.43	1454	1.64	2,720	3.08
66	63	55	Newcastle	Newcastle University	NE	116,674	3,659	3.14	1,582	1.36	1725	1.48	3,307	2.83
67	66	44	Sussex	University of Sussex	SE	81,619	3,479	4.26	1,509	1.85	1216	1.49	2,725	3.34
68	67	75	Portsmouth	University of Portsmouth	SE	118,695	3,028	2.55	1,851	1.56	1971	1.66	3,822	3.22
69	68	72	Staffordshire	Staffordshire University	Midlands	74,080	2,295	3.10	1,395	1.88	1484	2.00	2,879	3.89
70	69	67	Suffolk	University of Suffolk	SE	14,576	353	2.42	326	2.24	420	2.88	746	5.12
71	70	104	St Mary's, Twickenham	St Mary's University, Twickenham, London	London	15,911	647	4.07	411	2.58	438	2.75	849	5.34
72	70	77	Bucks New University	Buckinghamshire New University	SE	34,316	1,167	3.40	842	2.45	962	2.80	1804	5.26
73	70	n/a	Arts University Bournemouth	Arts University Bournemouth	SW	16,658	786	4.72	276	1.66	402	2.41	678	4.07
74	73	62	Cardiff Met	Cardiff Metropolitan University	Wales	56,099	1,823	3.25	1,261	2.25	1123	2.00	2,384	4.25
75	74	74	Trinity Saint David	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	Wales	38,522	1,075	2.79	842	2.19	802	2.08	1644	4.27
76	74	80	Chester	University of Chester	NW	40,450	1,074	2.66	723	1.79	815	2.01	1538	3.80
77	74	90	Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire	London	113,992	3,431	3.01	1,955	1.72	1874	1.64	3,829	3.36
78	77	84	York St John	York St John University	Yorkshire	20,637	633	3.07	571	2.77	573	2.78	1144	5.54
79	78	54	Huddersfield	University of Huddersfield	Yorkshire	66,229	1,677	2.53	1,002	1.51	1301	1.96	2,303	3.48
80	78	59	Sheffield Hallam	Sheffield Hallam University	Yorkshire	125,452	2,601	2.07	1,416	1.13	2056	1.64	3,472	2.77
81	80	79	Bradford	University of Bradford	Yorkshire	46,787	1,506	3.22	1,214	2.59	1217	2.60	2,431	5.20
82	80	80	Teesside	Teesside University	NE	56,649	1,182	2.09	829	1.46	1099	1.94	1928	3.40
83	82	86	Bangor	Bangor University	Wales	35,332	1,005	2.84	715	2.02	694	1.96	1409	3.99
84	83	73	Edinburgh Napier	Edinburgh Napier University	Scotland	69,259	2,071	2.99	1,205	1.74	1294	1.87	2,499	3.61
85	84	62	Manchester Met	The Manchester Metropolitan University	NW	145,947	4,032	2.76	1,900	1.30	2285	1.57	4,185	2.87
86	85	88	Abertay	Abertay University (Dundee)	Scotland	17,388	566	3.26	352	2.02	439	2.52	791	4.55
87	86	77	SOAS	SOAS University of London	London	44,444	3,197	7.19	1,495	3.36	1236	2.78	2,731	6.14
88	87	75	Liverpool John Moores	Liverpool John Moores University	NW	101,718	2,192	2.15	1,350	1.33	1614	1.59	2,964	2.91
89	88	71	Gloucestershire	University of Gloucestershire	SW	38,858	1,262	3.25	853	2.20	953	2.45	1806	4.65
90	89	85	Queen Margaret	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	Scotland	17,881	633	3.54	421	2.35	443	2.48	864	4.83
91	89	94	Salford	University of Salford	NW	91,121	2,599	2.85	1,810	1.99	2040	2.24	3,850	4.23
92	89	91	Bath Spa	Bath Spa University	SW	29,973	1,001	3.34	514	1.71	527	1.76	1041	3.47
93	92	102	Brighton	University of Brighton	SE	68,846	2,716	3.95	1,148	1.67	1267	1.84	2,415	3.51
94	93	83	Robert Gordon	Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen)	Scotland	55,791	1,355	2.43	1,047	1.88	1306	2.34	2,353	4.22
95	94	66	Glyndwr	Wrexham Glyndwr University	Wales	13,669	419	3.07	332	2.43	436	3.19	768	5.62
96	95	101	Northampton	University of Northampton	Midlands	52,786	1,435	2.72	1,088	2.06	1113	2.11	2,201	4.17
97	96	113	London South Bank	London South Bank University	London	68,576	2,240	3.27	1,605	2.34	1569	2.29	3,174	4.63
98	97	103	Falmouth	Falmouth University (Cornwall)	SW	22,257	1,294	5.81	421	1.89	496	2.23	917	4.12
99	98	94	Greenwich	University of Greenwich	London	117,041	3,737	3.19	2,327	1.99	2187	1.87	4,514	3.86
100	99	97	Liverpool Hope	Liverpool Hope University	NW	16,015	380	2.37	281	1.75	413	2.58	694	4.33