Founding Director, NorthInvest

Helen Oldham spent 33 years in the UK media industry as an advertising and marketing specialist, most recently as the Group Publishing Director for Johnston Press. As Managing Director of Johnston Press’s largest brands Helen led award winning teams at The Yorkshire Post, The Scotsman and i newspaper.

In 2017 Helen left Johnston Press to accelerate the progress of NorthInvest, an early stage investment business which connects tech start-ups with investors in Yorkshire and Manchester where she is a Founding Board Director, and to set up her own coaching and consultancy business where she specialises in the design and delivery of diversity and reverse mentoring initiatives.