Sir David James Scott Cooksey (born 14 May 1940) is a British businessman, venture capitalist and policy advisor.
Education
Cooksey was educated at Westminster School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he gained a degree in metallurgy. He was made an Honorary Fellow in 1995.
Career
Cooksey embarked on a career as an industrial engineer, rising through the management of the company Formica International, and finally leading the management buy-out of a subsidiary in 1971.
