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Dan Cobley is a leading figure in European technology and fintech, known for turning complex ideas into compelling strategy and growth. Former Managing Director of UK & Ireland and later Vice President of Brand Solutions at Google, he spent eight years helping to generate more than $5 billion in revenue while scaling teams and products at pace. Today he is an investor, board adviser and serial founder whose companies improve access to finance and data. As a speaker, Dan energises audiences with clear, practical insights at the intersection of innovation, marketing and leadership.
Dan’s career began as an engineer with Schlumberger before moving into brand and marketing leadership at PepsiCo. He went on to senior roles with HomePro and Ask Jeeves, then became Vice President of Brand & Marketing Europe at Capital One, sharpening his expertise in digital customer acquisition. Joining Google in 2006, he led marketing across the UK, Ireland and Benelux, progressed to Vice President of Marketing Europe, and from 2011 served as Managing Director for the UK & Ireland. The breadth of this journey gives Dan rare perspective on scaling organisations from both technical and commercial angles.
Since 2014 Dan has co-founded and chaired several high-impact ventures with Blenheim Chalcot, including ClearScore, SalaryFinance, Koodoo and EnglishScore. ClearScore now serves more than 20 million users worldwide, while SalaryFinance has been recognised with major industry honours, including Company of the Year and Consumer Champion awards. He has held non-executive roles at Admiral, contributed as an advisory partner at Blenheim Chalcot, and supported boards from Santander to Telegraph Media Group. A familiar media voice, he has appeared on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World, assisted the selection process on The Apprentice, delivered the popular TED talk “What Physics Taught Me About Marketing,” and has been recognised by Wired UK and Maserati for innovation leadership.
Dan is hired as a speaker because he blends front-line operating experience with entrepreneurially minded candour. He shows leaders how to simplify complexity, build customer trust and scale responsibly, drawing on real cases from Big Tech and fintech start-ups. Whether addressing executives or product teams, he offers practical frameworks for growth, evidence-based marketing and data-driven decision-making, leaving audiences equipped to innovate, execute and lead with confidence.
Dan Cobley is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“Everyone is talking about it today! How I found you and how interesting the hour session was. You had a tough act to follow as the 372 had been there since 10 am and was starting to flag after all the sessions, so to bring them all back into the ballroom, uplift and inspire them was a job very well done.”
“Your own participation received one of the two highest ratings for the summit overall, together with much very favourable written and verbal feedback. On behalf of Fidelity International, I would like to thank you sincerely for your significant contribution towards making this year’s summit a success.”
“Thank you so much for your time on the Elite Programme a couple of weeks ago. I have had so many positive messages of feedback on the content and delivery and how you engaged with the questions they posed.”
“Dan presented at our Middle East Forums and was fantastic. He is an engaging and entertaining speaker, is deeply knowledgeable and is intuitive to his audience. He was very well received by our clients, many of whom commented on his presentation skills and content. Thank you Dan for your invaluable contribution and for helping make our first Forums a success.”
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