Larry Sullivan is a serial tech entrepreneur and the founder and chairman of Leo Lion Limited. He has established and scaled multiple software enterprises across the UK, USA, Poland, and Russia. All of these companies have been acquired by leading technology groups in their respective regions and industries, underscoring the strategic relevance and market strength of his ventures.

 

Across all the companies he has founded, Larry drives a culture of diversity, inclusivity, fairness, integrity, and innovation.

 

In addition to his business ventures, Larry has long been committed to education, equity, social justice, and social enterprise. In 2004, he co-founded and funded Stepping Stones School in Surrey, a pioneering institution for neurodiverse children with mild to moderate learning differences. From its origins in a converted church, the school expanded to include an Upper School at Undershaw, once the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

 

Larry has also developed and supported several related social enterprises aimed at empowering individuals with disabilities, including The Cookie Bar, The Cookie Bar Bus, and a dedicated recording studio.

 

His educational innovation extended globally through the founding of two additional private neurodiverse schools: the Widad Centre in Dubai, now approaching its 10th anniversary, and Pathways Education, founded in 2019 to support students excluded from traditional education systems.

 

In 2006, Larry founded what would become the Leo Lion Foundation, a nonprofit focused on leveraging business as a tool for social good. The foundation has supported a wide range of initiatives, including Habitat for Humanity, PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Secondary Education), Challengers, Big hART, and disability sailing programs in the UK and Australia. The foundation’s mission underscores the conviction that economic and social value are fundamentally interconnected.

 

Larry has served on the board of Habitat for Humanity Great Britain for ten years and as a trustee for the DFN Foundation’s Project Search initiative for three. He continues to serve on the governing boards of Stepping Stones/Undershaw, the Widad Centre, and Pathways Education, and has been a Patron of Disability Challengers for seventeen years.

 

Through Leo Lion Limited, Larry champions businesses that combine long-term growth potential with strong social impact. The Leo Lion portfolio includes ventures such as Pathways Education, Kinteract, Free Bird Film, Cenata, Local Supply Chain, Fulcro Engineering, and AssetTagz, each working to modernize their respective sectors while advancing equitable development.

 

Leo Lion also operates as an Angel/VC investor, with a particular focus on tech startups in robotics, health, green-tech, artificial intelligence (AI), and social impact. Its investment portfolio reflects a commitment to emerging technologies with meaningful societal contributions.

 

Larry’s thought leadership has earned him speaking invitations at leading business schools across the UK, US, Australia, and UAE. His keynotes on “Enterprise as a Force for Good” and social innovation have reached audiences at the University of St Andrews, University of Warwick, Cranfield University, London School of Economics, London Business School, Harvard University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Hult International Business School, and Monash Business School.

 

In recognition of his impact, Larry was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Warwick Business School in 2017 and served for five years on the Advisory Council of the School of Management at the University of St Andrews.