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Jacky Wright

Corporate
Vice-President and
Interim CIO, Microsoft

acky is recognised as a transformational global government. As a member of the Civil Service Diverse
leader, innovative technologist, and passionate Leadership Task Force, she advises on the Civil Service’s
Jadvocate for women and people from BAME strategy for improving BAME and disabled representation
backgrounds in technology. In late 2017, Jacky became across government, including at the most senior levels.
Chief Digital and Information Officer for HMRC, where she She regularly speaks at public events on digital
is responsible for all of the technology powering one of transformation, the positive changes technology can
the biggest digitally-enabled transformations in Europe. bring, female leadership and uses her public platform
She is also accountable for the technology decisions that to highlight the importance of creating an inclusive
underpin HMRC’s EU Exit plans. environment.
Jacky’s influence and interests extend to promoting the Outside of her day job, Jacky sits on various boards,
digital transformation of public services in the widest including City, University of London, the Institute of
sense, as well as a number of social issues. Coding and YearUp, and works to promote access to
Jacky is patron of techUK’s Public Services Board (PSB), education for all, as well as using her various positions to
which helps champion opportunities for the UK tech champion equal opportunities.
industry to collaborate across government, enabling the Jacky has an honorary doctorate from Aston University,
delivery of world-class, affordable public services for the and has been recognised as one of the top BAME100, 100
benefit of all. She is also partnering with techUK and other Women to Watch and Computer Weekly Top 10 Women in
organisations to address social mobility by providing Tech.
access to digital skills training for all. Jacky is currently on civic leave from Microsoft, where
As one of the most senior BAME leaders in the Civil she was a Corporate Vice President leading Microsoft’s
Service and HMRC’s Disability Champion, Jacky plays global digital transformation with technology programmes
a key role in championing the value of diversity in and services.

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