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Lynsey Harley

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Founder & CEO at Modern Standard Coffee
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Lynsey Harley is the Founder and CEO of Modern Standard Coffee, one of the UKs most respected specialty roasters. With nearly 20 years of experience, she is a licensed Q Grader and has judged at the World Barista Championships. People who have worked with her describe her as passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic.

Outside of her professional life, Lynsey is an avid traveler who particularly enjoyed a holiday in Japan. Instead of reading books, she prefers listening to podcasts and BBC Radio 4 to gain new insights and stories. She has also appeared as a guest commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Unique fact: Lynsey originally studied dentistry for two years, inspired by a teachers comment that his daughter was a dentist and drove a Porsche.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Specialty Coffee
Her company, Modern Standard, was founded to make specialty coffee more accessible without compromising on quality, sustainability, or ethics.
Female Entrepreneurship
She is vocal about the challenges women face in business, such as securing funding, and aims to break barriers in the male-dominated coffee industry.
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Career

Work history

3-2015
Founder & CEO
Modern Standard Coffee
2-2023
Investor
LHTR Group
12-2021 - 11-2025
Coffee Roasters Guild - Executive Leadership Council
Specialty Coffee Association
4-2013 - 9-2014
Coffee Trader
Falcon Coffees Ltd
5-2010 - 4-2013
Coffee Development Manager
United Coffee UK & Ireland
In the press

Media appearances

Futureproofing Coffee Retail: Making Decisions to Provide for Your Business Tomorrow. Featured in Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)
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The Modern Standard Women. Featured in Modern Standard Coffee Blog
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Education
2017 - 2017
Goldman Sachs 10
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2005 - 2008
Bachelor's degree
The University of Edinburgh
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