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Dr Jessica Ocampos is Managing Director and technology founder of Camnexus, a female-led strategic management and innovation consultancy based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with global operations. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has over 22 years of experience across innovation policy, technology transfer, digital transformation, sustainability, climate-related innovation and international development.
Her work focuses on advisory and policy support for innovation, technology transfer and sustainable development. She has led international consultancy and technical support assignments helping public and international organisations, innovation agencies, research institutions and private-sector actors assess ecosystem and capacity gaps, strengthen institutional capabilities, and develop practical implementation pathways for climate-relevant and sustainability-oriented technologies.
Dr Ocampos also brings a practical perspective as a female technology founder, with experience developing and implementing digital solutions and applied R&D-based technologies for emerging regions, particularly in areas linked to sustainability, climate resilience and inclusive innovation. In parallel to her work through Camnexus, she has acted as an individual international consultant and expert for UN and multilateral organisations, including PAHO and WIPO, supporting initiatives related to health technologies, innovation ecosystems, technology transfer, intellectual property strategy, capacity building and access-oriented innovation.
Her academic and professional trajectory is closely connected to the University of Cambridge innovation, sustainability and governance ecosystem. She is a Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) and has worked with Cambridge Enterprise as Associate of the Global Outreach Programme in Technology and Knowledge Transfer, supporting international research commercialisation, technology transfer, innovation capacity building and entrepreneurship programmes involving stakeholders from emerging and developing economies.
Dr Ocampos has also held advisory, mentoring and leadership roles supporting women’s participation in STEM, innovation, entrepreneurship and governance. She is a Trustee and Executive Team Member of Women Board Up in Chile, where she also contributes as Programme Advisor and Lecturer. She has served as mentor and facilitator in the Oxford–Cambridge RisingWISE Programme, supporting women entrepreneurs in STEM from more than 30 countries, and as Lead Mentor and Advisory Board Member for the Royal Academy of Engineering Leaders in Innovation Fellowships Programme across Latin America, Asia and Africa. She has also participated as a UN Women UK Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women.