BCS Trustee among digital leaders recognised in King’s Birthday Honours List

As Chief Information and Financial Officer of the North Sea Transition Authority, Nic has been awarded an OBE for services to digital transformation. Her team’s achievements include setting up the National Data Repository (NDR), which now holds more than a petabyte of data.

Nic, a BCS Trustee and Chair of our Risk, Audit and Finance Committee, is joined by a number of outstanding computer scientists, educators, technologists and digital leaders being honoured for their contribution to society.

Among the other highlights:

Yvonne Gallagher, Digital Director of the National Audit Office, receives an OBE.

Professor Ursula Martin, Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, is made a Dame. She is also the co-author of Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist.

Both have previously supported BCS’ community through their volunteer work and wider public service.

Phillip Colligan, CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, receives a CBE for services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact—recognition that reflects our shared mission and longstanding partnership.

Also recognised is Lee Parkinson, better known for his work as Teacher Trainer at Mr P ICT and co-creator of TeachmateAI. He receives an MBE for services to education.

We’re proud to see so many professionals from across the IT, education, and digital sectors honoured. The full list of recipients with roles connected to technology includes:

• Nicola Jane Granger – Chief Information and Financial Officer, North Sea Transition Authority. For services to Digital Transformation. (Malmesbury, Wiltshire)
• Clare Louise Barclay – Lately Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft UK. For services to Business, Technology and Leadership. (London, Greater London)
• Chi Onwurah MP – Member of Parliament for Newcastle Upon Tyne Central and West, and Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Select Committee. For Political and Public Service. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
• Philip Albert Colligan – Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation. For services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
• Tanuja Randery – Managing Director and Vice President, Amazon Web Services, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. For services to Business and the Technology Sector. (London, Greater London)
• Peter Briggs – Senior Principal Engineer, Positioning, Navigation and Timing, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. For services to Defence and Security. (Salisbury, Wiltshire)
• Richard Andrew Howells – Founder, Bronze Software Labs Ltd. For services to Business, Technology and Innovation. (Telford, Shropshire)
• Geraint Wyn Jenkins – Head of Crime and Cross-Cutting, Digital and Technology Services, HM Courts and Tribunals Service. For Public Service. (London, Greater London)
• Dr Adam Charles Graham Lowe – Director, Factum Arte and Founder, Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation. For services to the Arts. (London, Greater London)
• Ashleigh Ainsley – Co-Founder, Colorintech. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Technology. (London, Greater London)
• James Matthew Batchelor – Chief Executive Officer, Alertacall. For services to Technology for Older People. (Kendal, Cumbria)
• Julia Barbara Taylor Streets – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Streets Consulting. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship, particularly in the Financial Services and Technology Sectors. (London, Greater London)
• Professor James John Brown – Discipline Leader (Maths), University of Technology, Sydney. For services to Statistics in the United Kingdom and internationally.
• Tracy Ann Westall – Non-Executive Director, Department for Transport. For services to the Digital Sector and to Diversity. (Alcester, Warwickshire)
• Bukola Adisa – Head of Digital X Controls and Transformation, NatWest. For services to Diversity and Financial Services. (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)
• Hafsha Dadabhai-Shaikh – Director, Smartlyte – Get Families Talking. For services to Digital Inclusion. (Birmingham, West Midlands)
• Yvonne Patricia Gallagher – Director, Digital Insights, National Audit Office. For services to Digital Transformation in Government. (London, Greater London)
• Louise Margaret Harris – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tramshed Tech. For services to Digital Entrepreneurship. (Cowbridge, South Glamorgan)
• Joanne Wood – Senior Digital Product Manager, HSBC Bank. For services to Financial Inclusion and Vulnerability in Digital Banking. (Halifax, West Yorkshire)
• Jason Tutin – Head, 100% Digital Leeds. For services to Digital Inclusion. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
• Benjamin John Terrett – Chief Executive Officer, Public Digital and lately Deputy Chair, University of the Arts London. For services to Design. (London, Greater London)
• Elaine Margaret Brown – Schools Outreach, University of West of England. For services to Education and to Cyber Security. (Bristol, Bristol)
• Professor Ursula Hilda Mary Martin CBE FREng FRSE – Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. For services to Science and Education. (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
• Lee Parkinson – Education Consultant and Primary School Teacher, Davyhulme Primary School, Manchester. For services to Education. (Manchester, Greater Manchester)