Saul Klein OBE
Biography
Saul Klein was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023.
Saul is co-founder and Managing Partner of Phoenix Court, home to LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar and Basecamp venture capital funds.
Previously, Saul was a General Partner at Index Ventures from 2007 until May 2015. In 2012, then-PM David Cameron appointed him to be the UK’s first Technology Business Ambassador to Israel, and in 2016 he was awarded an OBE for services to business.
Saul is a member of the Council for Science and Technology (CST), which advises the Prime Minister on science and technology policy issues across government, as well as serving on the government’s Digital Economy Council. Saul is also a member of Camden’s Economic Renewal Commission, and until recently served as a trustee of Comic Relief.
Most recently Saul co-founded Platoon (acquired by Apple in 2018), Zinc (co-founded with the LSE), Kano and Seedcamp (seed investors in UIPath and Revolut). He was also co-founder and original CEO of LOVEFILM (acquired by Amazon in 2011).
Non-executive board member
The main responsibilities of non-executive board members are to:
- attend meetings of the departmental board, chaired by the Secretary of State
- provide over-arching strategic guidance and insight to the department