Personal bio

Member of the Board since 2023

Born 1974, MA, History

Main employment history:

Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, 2020–

Founding Chief Executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre and Board Member of GCHQ, 2014–2020

Director of Constitutional Policy, UK Government, 2011–2014

Director of Security and Intelligence Policy, UK Government, 2008–2011

Chief of Staff to the Head of the UK Civil Service and HM Treasury, 2002–2008

Public spending roles, HM Treasury and National Audit Office UK, 1997–2005

Current board membership and public duties:

Director of SANS CISO Network and Events, 2023–

Advisory Board, RedSift (UK), 2022–

Non-Executive Director, Our Future Health (UK, medical research charity), 2022–

Advisory Board, CyberCX (Australia), 2021–

Managing Director, Paladin Capital (United States), 2020–

Ciaran Martin is an independent member of the Board.