Heather is an award-winning cybersecurity, technology, risk, and resilience leader with extensive experience across both public and private sectors. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security and the recipient of SC Awards Europe’s “CISO of the Year 2024,” she is widely recognised for her expertise in cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technology risk governance.

As an independent advisor, Heather provides strategic guidance to organisations globally, helping them navigate the complex intersection of cybersecurity, AI governance, privacy, and resilience, ensuring secure, responsible innovation. Previously, Heather served as the first Chief Information Security Officer at The University of Manchester and played a key role in Scotland’s public sector, leading cybersecurity efforts for the country’s first digital-first Census. In addition to leading in-house security teams, she has acted as a trusted advisor to boards and executive leadership teams.

Heather currently serves on the Privacy and Security Advisory Board for Flo Health Inc (the most downloaded women’s health app globally, with over 70 million monthly active users), the UK Advisory Council for ISC2, and the Advisory Council for Infosecurity Europe.