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To develop a world in which young people are inspired by the possibilities and achievements available to them. To give every young person the best chance in their career ambitions by developing their critical skills and revolutionising careers guidance. To give young people the skills employers need and to help bridge the global growing skills gap.
We are pioneers in the EdTech industry
DevClever makes careers education exciting by using virtual reality (VR) to train and prepare young people for the world of work.
We enable young people to explore their chosen career pathways by helping them understand their strengths, interests and personality types. Our technology provides insight for schools and colleges into the careers ambitions of their students, and we link young people to their future employers.
DevClever’s ground-breaking platforms aim to close the skills gap and meet the demand of the future workforce.
We are innovators, builders and doers
Chris Jeffries
Chris Jeffries
Chris is the founder and CEO of Dev Clever. He has significant experience in the digital sector working for media brands such as Capital and MMI. He has also worked in consultant roles in digital ventures specialising in facial recognition technology, educational applications, and digital legacies. He founded Dev Clever in 2013 and is the principal architect behind its career engine and other learning tools.
Nick Ydlibi
Nick Ydlibi
Nicholas is a chartered accountant and joined Dev Clever on a full- time basis in April 2018. Prior to this, he spent 25 years at Walgreens Boots Alliance, where he held several senior roles. He is responsible for controlling the day-to-day finances of Dev Clever and ensuring that the business delivers its financial goals.
Tim Heaton
Tim Heaton
Timothy joined Dev Clever in October 2019 as its Chief Operating Officer and was also appointed as an Executive Director of Dev Clever in May 2020. He has over 30 years’ experience in digital transformation businesses, developing products, and selling software as a service (SaaS) platforms globally.
Chantal Forrest
Chantal Forrest
Chantal is a governance expert and an experienced director, company secretary and trustee. She is a member of the Board (co-optee) of Together Housing Group. Prior to Dev Clever, Chantal held a number of executive leadership roles including as Group Company Secretary with Yorkshire Water/Kelda Group and General Counsel and Company Secretary with Electricity North West. Chantal served as a Governor of Greenhead College for seven years and was Chair of the Governors’ Health and Safety Committee. She is a corporate solicitor, is admitted as an attorney to the State Bar of California and as a barrister to the Bar of New South Wales, Australia.
David Rudi Ivy
David Rudi Ivy
David has over 20 years of experience in the digital SaaS sectors. He served as an agency head, producing projects for the BBC, BT, Bank of England, Microsoft, AVG, Fairtrade and many others. He also founded email service platform dotMailer (DOTD.L, AiM), where he was instrumental in taking the company public and growing its valuation to USD 1bn (GBP 750m). David has also been a private company NED and provided successful consultancy services to brands including Ebay, Monocle and Grosvenor. For over 7 years David was a Trustee of Amnesty International founded Grant Relief charity, Prisoners of Conscience.
To transform the way in which the world learns. Empowering young people to explore and learn, connecting employers to their future workforce.
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