Russell Collingham

Russell Collingham is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in enterprise architecture and artificial intelligence. Currently serving as Lead Enterprise Architect at Atom Bank since March 2022, Russell oversees the AI Team and the enterprise and data architecture team, aligning technology with the bank's strategic roadmap. Previously, Russell held multiple leadership roles at hedgehog lab from March 2017 to March 2022, including Head of Technology, AI Practice Lead, Senior System Architect, and Head of Engineering. As Owner and CTO at VoxDev Ltd from 2003 to March 2017, Russell specialized in B2B mobile app development. Earlier in their career, Russell was Director and CTO at 3F, managing large-scale projects in IVR and speech recognition, and served as a Lecturer and Research Assistant at Durham University, specializing in computer science and AI. Russell holds a PhD in Computer Science (AI) and a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Science, both from Durham University.