Hushpreet Dhaliwal has led NACUE as CEO for over 5 years, growing it from 5 volunteers to a team of over 30. During her tenure, event attendance has doubled each year and NACUE now works with over 200 higher education institutions across the UK. Testimonials praise Hushpreet's passion, leadership, and ability to expand NACUE's reach and reputation through her work developing student enterprise.

1. HUSHPREET
“Hush seemed like an old pro, already, when
we met. Now she has the experience to back
up that mighty brain and deft diplomacy
that has always disarmed both the mightiest
and the most humble. Never underestimate
a powerhouse with a gentle touch.”
Houston Spencer, Chief Adviser, Brand &
Marketing Communications, Rio Tinto PLC
“Hushpreet took the reins
of a young organisation in the public eye –
a daunting and challenging task. She
has certainly risen to that challenge. On her
watchNACUE has led from the front, dealing
with government, academic leaders, and
providing a public face for a
vibrant student enterprise movement. Her
work ethic and commitment to the cause has
been an excellent example
for others to follow.”
Prof Alan Barrell,
Chair of Trustees, NACUE “Hushpreet epitomises Lord Young’s approach
to enterprise as can-do, positive attitude and
creative... all with a dash of fun and cheekiness for
good measure. She has brought enormous energy,
enthusiasm and knowledge to the Lord Young
‘enterprise for all’ gig and was a tremendous help to
me in shaping his review. Girl did good.”
Paul Lewis, Private Secretary to Lord Young,
the Prime Minister’s Enterprise Adviser
“As a CEO, Hushpreet has been fantastic, leading
a start up into maturity, bringing in big business
base in new sectors, winning government
- that’s an impressive reach and evidence of
real skill. She has grown and developed the
organisation and herself and will be a real force
to be reckoned with in the future.”
Timothy Barnes, Director, UCL Advances
and Chairman, NACUE UK Ltd
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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NACUE Event
Attendance
NACUE Event
Attendance
NACUE Event
Attendance
May 2014
Visits No. 10 with
Enterprise Societies
September 2013
NACUE Rebrands
April 2013
Speaks alongside
Vince Cable to
launch Startup:
A Story with UA
May 2012
Launches Startup
Career Launchpad
alongside BVCA,
ACCEL, and Google
March 2012
Turnover
increases
on previous
year by
110.9%
January 2011
NACUE charity launch
March 2011
Secures first tranche of BIS
funding for NACUE
July 2011
Leads team that secures 2012
Lloyds Enterprise
Awards contract
September 2011
Spoke at all main party
conferences
October 2011
Attends G20 Summit on behalf
of NACUE
May 2010
Ran first NACUE Varsity
Pitch Competition
iCUE Launches
October 2009
Joins NACUE as
an intern
Name: Hushpreet Dhaliwal
Role: CEO
Joined: October 2009
Team 2009
5 People
Team 2011
17 People
Team 2013
22 People
Team 2014
28 People
Challenging
out dated ideas
and the potential
Unique
HUSH’S
BIG
IDEAS
Built NACUE from five
volunteers to team of 30+
Expanded NACUE’s board
of directors and trustees
NACUE Event attendance
growth has doubled each year
for 11/12, 12/13 and 13/14
NACUE now working with
over 200 HE and FE
institutions across the UK
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Societies
“I’ve known Hushpreet for a long time now,
admiration how NACUE has grown in reputation
during that time under Hushpreet’s guidance and
work well with both young people and very senior
politicians. I was particularly impressed that BIS
extended a large amount of funding to NACUE
when they were making major cuts elsewhere.”
Jenny McDowell, Manager, Business
Networks, Lloyds Banking Group
CEO
September 2010
National
to
Global
“Hush has been the driving force behind
NACUE. Her boundless energy and
infectious passion for student enterprise
touches everyone she meets. The very fact
she started at NACUE as an intern and has
relentlessly worked to build and lead a young,
entrepreneurial team to deliver high impact
work in hundreds of institutions, is testament
to the authenticity of Hush’s belief in the
ability and potential of young people.”
Amy Watson, Head of Community, NACUE
“Hush has always been passionate
and ambitious about NACUE, and I
have seen her as a leader as well as a
peer, a truly rare combination.”
Torsten Kolind, Co-Founder and
CEO, YouNoodle
“Like many people I came as much to NACUE
through Hushpreet as the other way round.
organisation and leaves her successor with
an incredibly hard act to follow!”
Tim Hames, Director General, British
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Association (BVCA)
“What should a bank be? Simple
Personal and Fair. What should a
CEO of NACUE be? Enthusiastic,
was all of these and more.”
Jonathan Woodier, Head of
Strategic Communications,
Marketing, Santander UK
“Hushpreet is quite simply amazing. She has
built NACUE into the well respected organisation
it is today and by force of will and in depth
understanding. Hushpreet has rightly become the
person to drive forward entrepreneur education
in the UK. Plus she is helluva lot of fun.”
John Spindler, CEO, Capital Enterprise
“Hushpreet is one of – if not the – most impressive young
professionals I have ever met. I asked her to keynote at
our EntrepreneurCountry Forum in front of 500 people
at the Royal Institution of Great Britain as she was
poised, articulate, thoughtful, insightful and clever. The
world will be seeing and hearing a lot from her over the
next generation as she has a tremendous, and I do mean
tremendous, contribution to make to humanity.”
Julie Meyer, CEO of Ariadne Capital and Founder,
EntrepreneurCountry
Secured contracts
totalling over
£5million