I’m a tech industry strategy adviser. I work with tech companies on growth strategy, and advise UK government on policy relating to security, trust and online harms.
I’m also Vice Chair at the UK Cyber Security Council and past Chair of the NCT.
My interests are digital trust and cyber security, risk and governance, data, and the role of tech in civil society.

Latest articles
- Podcast: Diversity in CybersecurityAn interesting conversation with my old friend and colleague Sherry Bevan for her podcast, Closing The Gender Pay Gap. … Continue reading Podcast: Diversity in Cybersecurity
- Policing biometricsIt’s often said that technology develops at a speed that outpaces society’s ability to manage it, and here is a classic case. … Continue reading Policing biometrics
- Promoting diversity in techAhead of the Women in IT UK Summit, I spoke to Information Age in my capacity as Vice Chair of the UK Cyber Security Council about promoting diversity in tech. You can read the article here. … Continue reading Promoting diversity in tech
What’s happening

Think Data for Government 2022
2 March 2022
Chairing last year’s Think Data conference was a lot of fun, with some brilliant government speakers on data transformation, predictive AI, data skills, privacy and geospatial. This year looks just as good – do check out the agenda.

Women in IT Awards 2022
28 February 2022
I’ve been shortlisted for the WIT Awards (Outstanding Contribution of the Year). Let me know if you’ll be there!