About me

I am the co-founder of Public Digital, a global strategy consultancy specialising in digital transformation and institutional reform of governments, large companies and other public institutions. PD’s clients have included national and regional governments on five continents, plus the UN Development Programme, BT, HSBC and the World Bank.

I’ve published two books - Bluffocracy and Digital Transformation At Scale - and a report called the Radical How, which makes a case for the reforms needed to deliver mission-driven government. I have also written on government and public service reform for The Guardian, New European, Spectator, Civil Service World and Nature, among others.

Before starting Public Digital, I worked in the UK civil service for several years, spending time in 5 government departments, covering digital, energy, health, climate change and business. While at the Government Digital Service, I led the team that delivered the first government digital service standard and design manual, set up the Technology Leaders network and wrote the Digital Efficiency Report. Outside GDS, I ran a government review into applications of the Internet of Things, commissioned from the Government's Chief Scientific Advisor by then-PM David Cameron in 2014.

I have been a non-executive member of Council at the University of Exeter since 2019, with roles as the dual assurance lead for digital and technology, and member of the university’s Finance and Investment Committee.  

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