Geoff Riley is Chief Executive of Staffordshire & Black Country Business Innovation Centre (BIC) based in the Sutherland Institute, Longton.
Geoff has a background in electrical and electronic engineering and has held senior positions in both SMEs and large public and private sector organisations.
After a number of years managing and delivering engineering training at the Michelin Tyre Company, Geoff moved to the public sector and worked for a time as a lecturer in FE. From here he rose to become Head of a successful Commercial Development Department at Newcastle under Lyme College before moving to the Consortium of Staffordshire Colleges as External Funding Projects Director. After two years with the Staffordshire Consortium, Geoff moved to the Staffordshire and Black Country BIC as Chief Executive and has successfully developed the ‘Local BIC’ concept enabling incubators to be established at the point of need and a portfolio of support packages to help new high value, high growth and technology based businesses.
Geoff has been extensively involved in European and National funding initiatives for the past 27 years. He has served on a number of key Staffordshire and West Midlands regeneration groups and acts as innovation and incubation advisor. Geoff acts as a quality auditor for the European Business Network throughout the EU.
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