BCS Influence Board

Mike has been a leading figure in Clinical Informatics for 40 years working both for Government and Industry across the world.

Natasha is Chartered IT Professional and TOGAF Certified Domain Architect with 9 years IT Architecture experience and a track record of excellence.

Bharat is a hands-on seasoned technologist experienced in defining and delivering digital strategies for business growth, enhanced customer-and-colleague experience to achieve optimisation.

Currently engaged in various Board advisory projects, start-up mentoring and Non-Executive roles, Julian is a versatile, dynamic and innovative leader with significant experience of delivering digitally driven business transformation and growth.

Dr Sam De Silva is a Partner & Global Co-Head of the Commercial Practice Group at the Top 10 global law firm, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (CMS).

Kathy started her clinical career in Medical Physics where she specialised in Cardiology. She has since gone on to hold very senior national management positions in healthcare both in New Zealand with the Ministry of Health and in the UK with NHS England.

Esther Nkatha Gatuma is a tech career coach, mentor, keynote speaker, writer and inspirational story teller delivering high performing team strategies for workplace collaboration.

Danielle is Professor of RF Engineering and Associate Vice President for Blended and Flexible Learning at the University of Manchester. 

Dr Kitty Hung is an experienced and passionate mentor, coach, volunteer and charity fundraiser to help others and give back to the community.

Charlene Hunter is the CEO & founder of Coding Black Females. Charlene has a strong academic background with a BSc in Mathematical Sciences and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham.

Basil is a Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Consultant, working as an Expert Witness for more than 13 years. He is currently the Manager of The Cyber Academy, at Edinburgh Napier University and he runs his own consulting firm, Strathclyde Forensics Ltd.

Mark Martin MBE aka @Urban_Teacher is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Education Practice.

Bill is currently Head of Public Affairs at Nominet. Before that he spent thirteen years working as an executive director for BCS, covering higher and secondary education as well as public policy.

Elizabeth Orji is a distinguished professional with a rich background encompassing 14 years as a Dental Therapist, two years as an Oral Health Researcher, and three years as a Software Engineer.

Rajani Rao is a Principal Technologist with over two decades of experience in designing highly scalable web and IoT positioning solutions in the Cloud.

Helen has been the CEO of Digital Health & Care Wales since 2021, leading the organisation's impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, support NHSWales to adopt data and digital advances at pace and scales.

Alina Timofeeva is a strategic advisor to the C-suite of major financial service organisations (e.g. JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, HSBC) to help them leverage Data, Technology and Innovation to realise their business ambitions in a safe and cost-effective way.

Freddie Quek is Chief Technology Officer at Times Higher Education. He is a disruptive, networked and agile leader who has worked in Singapore, US and UK across higher education, automotive, publishing, loyalty, insurance, travel and financial services industries.