Jerry Fishenden has been acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading authorities in the world of technology. He has held a variety of senior industry positions, including as Microsoft's chief technology policy and strategy advisor; Head of Business Systems for the UK’s chief financial services regulator in the City of London; an Officer of the House of Commons, where he pioneered the Parliamentary data and video network at the Houses of Parliament, as well as putting Parliament on the World Wide Web; and as a Director of IT in the National Health Service.

He is currently a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and working closely with key individuals and organisations across the UK, the media, analysts and professional associations to help guide future technology policy, strategy and innovation. He also advises overseas governments and organisations on effective ways of using technology to enhance policy and services - and to accelerate innovation enabled by technology. He is a regular guest and keynote speaker, drawing on his background across both private and public sectors.

Jerry is a Fellow with Chartered status of the British Computer Society (FBCS CITP), a Fellow of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (FIMIS), a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers (FIAP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).