Partnering with Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, to bring academia and business closer together

Press Release: Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, and Cambridge Management Consulting Announce Corporate Partnership

22 FEBRUARY 2023

Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC), a global management consultancy, announces a corporate partnership and strategic university relationship with Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. 

The aim of this partnership is to bring academia and business closer together. Cambridge MC will support the growth and development of students and world-class research. Pembroke College will reciprocate by supporting Cambridge MC in its core purpose of helping clients have a better impact on the world.

As economic headwinds grow and continue to grip the world in early 2023, it has never been more important for industry and academia to work closely together to invest in world class education and research that can help solve the world’s growing challenges. 

Cambridge MC has doubled in size every year since it was founded. To continue its rapid growth it needs access to the finest talent, research, and technology. Hence building a closer relationship with Cambridge University and specifically Pembroke College. 

Cambridge MC Founder and Chairman, Tim Passingham, explains why the company has embarked on this partnership with Pembroke College: 

“ I’m delighted by our new partnership with the College. Since starting to work with Pembroke in BT many years ago, I have long-admired the outward-looking nature of Pembroke and its desire to work with industry. It’s a huge privilege for Cambridge Management Consulting to be able to work with the students, fellows, and researchers at Pembroke College in the spirit of true collaboration and partnership; to help further their education and research, and for the talent in the College to help enable Cambridge MC with its purpose of helping its clients have a better impact on the world. ”

The Master of Pembroke College, Lord Smith of Finsbury, added:

“ Our Corporate Partnership Programme is unique amongst the Cambridge Colleges and we’re thrilled to be working with Cambridge Management Consulting. Tim has been an enormous supporter and advocate of the College over many years and it was a pleasure to welcome him as a William Pitt Fellow last year. For the College to now be able to call upon the talents of the Cambridge MC team and for us to be able to partner for mutual benefit is tremendously exciting for our fellows and students alike. I look forward to seeing our new partnership flourish in years to come, and to having real impact on society through our joint work together. ”

The Partnership with Cambridge MC is another of many recent areas of growth and success for Pembroke College. The development of its expanded campus to Mill Lane will further this venture, by increasing the size of the College by a third to include nearly a hundred new rooms, including an interconnected learning space, learning centre, and a ‘retreat space’ focused on student well-being. By expanding the size of the college but not the student body, Pembroke College is allowing their current and future students more room to grow and transform, and encourage the open community atmosphere that they strive to maintain.

For more information on this venture, see https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/alumni-development/support-pembroke/time-and-place/mill-lane-development. 

The partnership with Pembroke College is also another milestone in the rapid growth of Cambridge MC. 2021 saw the acquisition of Straxia and the launch of Cambridge MC’s sister sustainability consulting firm, edenseven. Furthermore, in 2022, Cambridge MC expanded into the US and grew to 88 clients served by over 120 consultants in 18 countries worldwide. 

About Cambridge Management Consulting

Press Contact: Mirren Mace, Chief of Staff, +44(0)7973-542664 / mmace@cambridgemc.com 

(Edit: Mirren Mace is no longer working for Cambridge Management Consulting, for media enquiries please contact Karl Salter, Marketing Director, at ksalter@cambridgemc.com)

About Pembroke College 

Founded in 1347 by Marie de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke, Pembroke College is the third oldest college at the University of Cambridge.

To this day, they harbour a strong commitment to openness and diversity, prioritising exceptional talent in their students over their social, cultural, or educational background, and giving them the benefit of contact with a large and distinguished Fellowship. 

They boast a strong tutorial system which offers support in any way they can, whether that be academic, practical, or financial. However, Pembroke College’s focus is not just intellectual: they also encourage extracurricular pursuits and charity work. In their own words, they “regard a university education not just as an investment in one’s future but as a means of enriching the world”.

For more information on the Pembroke College, please visit https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college.

Press Contact: +44 (0) 1223 338100 / staff.seniorporters@pem.cam.ac.uk 

About Pembroke College Corporate Partnership Programme 

Businesses have long recognised the value of universities as a source of talent, ideas, insight, cutting-edge research, and technology capital. Since 1996, the Corporate Partnership Programme established by Pembroke College Cambridge has made a substantial and significant impact on businesses around the world. With corporate partners from around the globe – key players in their industry and market – and a fellowship of academic members spanning every scholarly subject from anthropology to zoology, Pembroke College’s Corporate Partnership Programme provides a unique gateway into the wealth of knowledge held by the University of Cambridge. 

For more information on the Partnership Programme please visit: https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/corporate-partnership