Alison Vincent FREng is the Chief Technology Officer for Cisco in the UK and Ireland.[1] In 2020 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[2]

Early life and education

She holds a PhD in Mathematics and Cryptography and a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Royal Holloway, University of London.[3][4][5]

Career

Vincent worked for NDS before it was acquired by Cisco in 2012 and has worked for Cisco since then. Previously, she worked at IBM and at Micro Focus.[3] She specializes in introducing agile methodologies to organizations.[4][3]

In 2022, Vincent was named chair of strategic board for the Digital Twin Hub, a hub for learning, developing ideas and driving innovation in global systemic challenges currently facing the world.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Lawless (22 February 2016), The Most Inspirational Women in IT: Q&A With Alison Vincent, FDM, retrieved 10 October 2017
  2. ↑ "New Fellows 2020". Royal Academy of Engineering. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alison Vincent". Cisco UK & Ireland Blog. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 Vincent, Alison. "I saw how computers could change the world and I wanted to be part of that". Tech Partnership. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Career profiles". Royal Holloway University of London. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dr Alison Vincent named Digital Twin Hub chair". www.pbctoday.co.uk. 20 July 2022.


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