BCS President 2023-2024

About Gillian Arnold FBCS

Gillian Arnold FBCS has been announced as the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT with a call for the industry to focus on increasing public trust in tech through ethics and professionalism. A past chair of BCS Women and managing director of tech recruitment and training company Tectre, Gillian says: “It is an honour to become president of BCS.

As the professional body for IT, we recognise the ever-increasing importance of professionalism and code of conduct for those working in the sector - particularly in light of the rise of AI. My focus as BCS President will be on helping to build public trust in tech through ethics and standards, and frameworks of professionalism.”

With extensive experience in the IT industry, Gillian setup her own IT Training and Diversity Recruitment company, Tectre, which helps women find technology roles. Gillian’s early career was spent working for IBM where she held customer facing training, technical, sales, business development, strategic marketing and consultancy roles.

She has a long involvement with work for Women in IT, supporting both industry and academic institutions in their work on diversity. She currently leads the CEPIS Women in Tech Taskforce, working across greater Europe, and created the DiversIT Charter for them. She has won numerous accolades for her work on Women in Tech including the 2012 Cisco/Everywoman In Technology award; Inclusion Inspiration of the year, an entry in the Computer Weekly Hall of Fame, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath.