Majid Islam
Principal Consultant, Executive Leader, Co-Founder: Alignment Cubed, Cambridge, United kingdom
Majid is a former biotech COO and Operational Site Director turned co-founder of Alignment Cubed, a consultancy dedicated to helping biotech CEOs achieve organisational alignment through leadership, clarity, and execution. With two decades of experience transforming start-ups and established ISO/GMP facilities, Majid has a proven track record as the driving force behind significant turnarounds, building cohesive teams, and shaping proactive cultures. In former executive roles, he developed multiple functions from scratch and managed an $80m revenue operation, overseeing 250 staff across five business units in the synthetic biology sector. His leadership is consistently praised for being warm, engaging, and profound, with a focus on creating environments where employees feel valued and empowered. Majid specialises in generating collaborative leadership teams, establishing organisational clarity, and developing strategic execution architectures by aligning people, processes, and practices. As a thoughtful and nuanced advisor, Majid combines wisdom, intuition, and rationale, bringing a balanced and insightful approach to any challenge.