I've spent over a decade in cybersecurity. It started with a degree in ethical hacking from Abertay University, where I graduated with First Class Honours in 2015.

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From there I went into financial services, then government, working across infrastructure security, risk, and information security leadership. By 30 I was a CISO. I built security functions from scratch, led teams, advised boards, and shaped how cyber was done inside two of the most regulated industries in the UK.

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In 2021 I started a PhD at the University of Strathclyde to research online age assurance.  Four years of peer-reviewed research, two children born along the way, we are here today with a fundamentally new approach to online age assurance.  That research became Neon Guard. I'm now the founder and CEO, building it into a company that takes the science out of the lab and into the real world.

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Alongside Neon Guard, I keynote globally on cybersecurity, online safety, and the human side of digital systems. I've spoken in Brazil, Davos, Valletta, San Francisco, and across the UK.

 

I've written for the Wall Street Journal. I've been named Top 50 Women in Tech UK, Inspirational Woman of the Year, Most Inspiring Woman in Cyber, and Top UK CISO.

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