Andrew Besford works across large private sector organisations and complex public systems, helping them use technology and data to modernise services and deliver change.

He authored the Global Government Forum report, “A fresh mandate for digital leadership in the NHS”, which identifies what needs to change to meet the UK government’s digital ambitions for the NHS.

He served as a senior civil servant at the Department for Work and Pensions and at the Cabinet Office’s Government Digital Service, where he led the creation of the 2017 UK Government Transformation Strategy. Andrew is a non-executive director in the NHS and chairs the digital committee at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.