Office of the BCS President

Welcome to the office of the BCS President comprising the President, the Deputy President, and the Immediate Past President. It’s a revolving office with a new President taking office every year at our AGM.

What are the roles of the President, Deputy President and Immediate Past President?

  • Our President oversees all matters relating to BCS and is responsible for ensuring we’re continually working towards our vision of making IT good for society
  • The roles of the Deputy President and Immediate Past President are to support the President with their activities and to achieve the objectives they’ll have set for themselves and the organisation throughout the three-year period of their office.

Alastair RevellAlastair Revell biography

Alastair Revell is the 64th President of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT. He is advocating for chartered and professional registrations in computing, digital tech and IT as a means of assuring the public about the competence and ethical practice of professionals in these fields, especially in the wake of recent IT scandals and in the face of rising use of AI.

He is a strategic leader and director working at a national level within the IT Profession in the United Kingdom in a variety of leading governance and advisory roles, influencing public policy and developing professional standards, as well as an experienced business leader and consultant with a 35+ year proven commercial track record in providing independent and impartial advice on management and technology, primarily to professional service firms and corporate organisations.

Priorities

  • Chartered and professional registrations for technologists.
  • Education and upskilling the nation.
  • Closing the gender gap in technology.