Bridgette is CTO at UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL), the UK’s flagship centre for telecoms security and cyber resilience, housed in a secure, purpose-built facility, operated by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and funded by DSIT. Previously, Bridgette was CIO Director at BT Group where she delivered digital human centric software solutions to grow market share and brand loyalty. Bridgette held various senior management roles during two years at BT across research, technical innovation, product development, large scale delivery & digital infrastructure security. She holds an MSc in Telecommunications from UCL, an MSc in Optoelectronic, and a BEng in Electrical & Electronic. She is a tech curious innovator, a STEM ambassador, an IET Mentor and Fellow and champions diversity in engineering.