Professor Jackie Oldham
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Oxford Road Corridor
Professor Jackie Oldham has a PhD in physiology from Liverpool University and a lifelong passionate interest in healthcare innovation. She is employed by the University of Manchester and holds three positions:
Professor Oldham has recently been invited to join Manchester’s Global Ambassadors Programme, alongside the Chair of Corridor Manchester, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell - one of the founder members of the Programme. The Global Ambassador Programme aims to support Greater Manchester’s strategy for encouraging inward investment, stimulating local pride, attracting and retaining talent, all with the aim of developing the local economy. Global Ambassadors are well connected leaders in target sectors and international markets who promote positive national and international perceptions of Manchester and support aspirations to attract talent and investment. For further information see:
http://mbassador.com/global-ambassadors/
- Director of Strategic Initiatives for Oxford Road Corridor – A super cluster of geographically co-located public and private organisations working together to shorten and enrich the healthcare innovation journey from ideas to adoption.
- Director of Manchester Integrating Medicine and Innovative Technology (MIMIT) collaboration between the University of Manchester and six Manchester NHS Trusts to scope and validate unmet healthcare needs to enrich the pipeline of technology innovation.
- Honorary Director, Edward Centre for Healthcare Management Research - a collaboration with Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), MIMIT and TRUSTECH focusing on exploration of care systems, technologies and products that could be developed and adopted for use in the eldercare market.
Professor Oldham has recently been invited to join Manchester’s Global Ambassadors Programme, alongside the Chair of Corridor Manchester, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell - one of the founder members of the Programme. The Global Ambassador Programme aims to support Greater Manchester’s strategy for encouraging inward investment, stimulating local pride, attracting and retaining talent, all with the aim of developing the local economy. Global Ambassadors are well connected leaders in target sectors and international markets who promote positive national and international perceptions of Manchester and support aspirations to attract talent and investment. For further information see:
http://mbassador.com/global-ambassadors/