Kathryn Parsons, MBE

Kathryn Parsons graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Classics and founded Decoded in East London in 2011 with the goal of teaching people to understand code, data and technology. Her successful campaign to introduce mandatory coding education in the UK National Curriculum led to an MBE. She served as Chairwoman of the UK Government Institute of Coding from 2016 and has held advisory roles with the London Mayor's Business Advisory Board, UK Government Cyber Security Skills Advisory Board, and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.