CEO of a defence-focused cloud IT services company; roles at Amazon Web Services including Business Development Manager for National Security, Defence, Space, and Sustainability, and leadership of EMEA/UK NS&D AWS VC Startup Innovation Accelerator programmes; prior CIO and Head of Practice ICT at ForceSelect; MoD Software Client Leader at IBM UK. Track record delivering cloud and data-driven solutions to UK National Security and Defence clients. Applicable skills include cyber, AI, and ML; Fellow of the British Computer Society; Chartered IT Professional; advisor to the NCSC Industry 100; PGDip in Advanced Information Systems (Cranfield University). Former Lieutenant Colonel, British Army; served several years at Joint Forces Command.