Ed Evans

Chair
Ed Evans BSc FBCS

Data Consultant

Currently working at the Open Data Institute leading work in applying data ethics and creating sustainable data sharing ecosystems.
Ed helps organisations with practical and actionable data strategy, data governance, data services and the implementation needed to make it happen.

As founder and NED of New Digital Business (NDB) he helped to build an international digital consulting business from start-up.
Ed wants the BCS DMSG to support and inspire data professionals.

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Soyini Taylor

Vice Chair
Soyini Taylor MSc MBCS

Lead Business Architect

Soyini is an IT professional with over 16 years of international experience within various industries. She is currently a Lead Business Architect at Salesforce where she helps clients identify and prioritise business outcomes and goals for digital transformation. With a background in databases, she has also completed a Masters in Software Systems. Later she progressed from being a DBA to a data architect (team, department and enterprise-wide) before arriving at Salesforce.

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Treasurer
Terry Freedman

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Dr Jagdev Kaur BhogelAcademic Liaison and Inclusion/Diversity Officer
Dr Jagdev Kaur Bhogel FBCS

Associate Professor in Computer Science

Jagdev is the Head of Computing and Data Science Department at Birmingham City University specializing in Database Management teaching/research. Jagdev has a career in academia spanning nearly 4 decades and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Jagdev joined the BCS as a student member in 1982 and is now Fellow of BCS. She has been a BCS Examiner and has been engaged in BCS Accreditation work for the past 5 years.

She is a STEM Ambassador and an active member of the University Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Jagdev is passionate about addressing the gender gap in technology.

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Barbara BellEarly Careers Advocate
Barbara Bell MAAT MBCS

Business Solutions Data Analyst

Barbara is a Data Analyst, Trainer and Assessor. With over 25 years previous work experience in both the Public & Private Sector Financial/Data/Project Management; Leisure Management including Operations, Sales/Marketing. Barbara also delivers Data Governance & Compliance; Education, Training and Development across all job roles.

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Committee members


Ashish BhattAshish Bhatt MEng (Hons), CITP, CEng MBCS, CIMP 

Project Manager

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David GradwellDavid Gradwell MA MBCS

Owner Director

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Jonathan HedleyJonathan Hedley RITTech MBCS

Data Management Consultant

Jonathan is a Data Development and Analysis specialist with an accomplished career in the Hospital/Healthcare and Data industry; including an 18-year career in the NHS (Pathology Laboratory Services, followed by Data Quality Assurance) He is now working in the private sector and is a registered Professional IT Technician.

Jonathan is passionate about Data & Performance analysis and Data Management. He joined the BCS in August 2022 and is a Committee Member of the BCS Newcastle & District Branch.

Jonathan is also an Accredited Mental Health First Aider.

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Paul SmithPaul M Smith BA (Hons) MDipNLP CISM

Councillor/NED

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Daniel Brown

Chief Business Architect

Daniel has been working in information management since the 1990s, and for the past 20 years, in the offshore energy industry for operators, service providers, and trade bodies. He is passionate about recognition for data managers, and for data management as a profession, and was chair of the Society for Professional Data Managers from 2019 to 2023. 

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