Hugh Fraser
Co-Founder & CEO
Hugh is a serial entrepreneur who joins Cambridge Lakehouse from Doorway.io, where as Co-Founder & Managing Partner he took the company from early concept to over $1 million in annual recurring revenue. With a background spanning technology, security and client experience, he brings a founder's instinct for identifying friction in established processes and building elegant solutions to replace them.
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His experience across multiple early-stage ventures has given Hugh a sharp appreciation of what it takes to bring new products to market, build teams and win the trust of enterprise clients. At Doorway, he championed a digital-first approach to professional relationships, helping organisations move beyond outdated contact methods towards seamless, secure and sustainable alternatives.
Benjie Fraser
Co-Founder & Chairman
Benjie brings over three decades of experience in financial services, asset servicing and institutional investment to his role as Chairman. His career spans some of the world's leading financial institutions, including 15 years at J.P. Morgan as Managing Director and Global Pensions Executive, where he held oversight of the asset servicing of $2.2 trillion in pension assets worldwide. Prior to that, he held senior roles at State Street, Bank of New York and Boston Safe Mellon.
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Throughout his career, Benjie has been a prominent voice on the issues shaping institutional investment, from ESG and stewardship to data governance, regulatory change and the evolving responsibilities of asset owners. He has spoken at industry events across Europe, Australia, Japan, the Middle East, the US and beyond, and has been a consistent advocate for better alignment between asset owners, managers and issuers to drive long-term, sustainable value.
Dr Ralph St Clair Wade
COO & Chief Research Officer
Leads on research and operations at WaterGraph's parent, Cambridge Lakehouse. Formerly Managing Partner of CambridgeCultura, a Cambridge research and insights spinout accredited by the Crown Commercial Service, and a Cambridge-funded visiting specialist at UNESCO. He took the top result in his year at St John's College, Cambridge, where he held two doctoral scholarships. He is an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge.
Prof Adrian Butler
Advisor
Professor of Subsurface Hydrology, Imperial College London
Professor of Subsurface Hydrology at Imperial College London, specialising in subsurface water flow and contaminant transport, including the Chalk aquifers of Southern England. He works closely with the British Geological Survey and is Principal Investigator on the NERC-funded CAMELLIA project.
Dr Tom Rowan
Advisor
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London
Nearly seven years advancing simulation tools and field instrumentation for water systems, combining low-cost sensor design with AI to tackle pollution and water security. His early-warning sensor research was highlighted by the American Geophysical Union. PhD in Fluid Mechanics at Durham, with postdoctoral research at Durham and Imperial.
