Catalyst
Mervyn Watley serves as the Director of Property & Community at Catalyst since February 2007, overseeing a 25-acre estate at Titanic Quarter in Belfast and a 3-acre site at Fort George in Londonderry, managing the physical environment for approximately 125 companies, including major blue-chip corporations. Prior to this role, Mervyn was the Head of Estates Planning & Development at the University of Ulster from October 2001 to February 2007, where responsibilities included lease management and capital development across four campuses. Earlier experience includes positions as Property Manager for National Australia Bank, Buildings Officer at Danske Bank, and Quantity Surveyor at Brian Canavan Associates, spanning various aspects of property and facilities management. Mervyn holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from Ulster University, completed between 1990 and 1996.
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Catalyst
Catalyst is an independent, non-profit science and technology hub focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland. The epicentre of innovation in Northern Ireland, we provide everything that innovators and entrepreneurs need to reach higher and succeed faster – a home, a powerful community, enhanced by international networks of venture capital, and market development support. Inclusivity is at the core of what we do at Catalyst, we are working to remove the barriers that prevent people from accessing opportunities in the innovation economy, such as access to entrepreneurship and learning the skills to innovate. We invest, pro bono, all surplus profits from our property portfolio into nurturing a community-led innovation ecosystem that supports technology-focused startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators so they can create, scale, and flourish.