Alex Butler

Digital and data transformation leader, NED

Alex Butler is a champion for digital and data technologies, innovation and culture. She was one of the original architects of data and digital transformation in UK government and previously, in consumer technology and telecommunication. She started Directgov, the UK Government’s original citizen website, she also established the government digital profession, a forerunner of the UK’s Government Digital Service.

With her cross-industry experience, she leads digital innovation and business model design for her client base. In a ground-breaking partnership between the University of Bath and Microsoft she launched a sector-first full cloud high performance computing service.