Helen Walker

Helen Walker serves as Vice President of Technology at Pearson since September 2022 and is a Board Trustee for Shaw Education Trust since November 2021. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Global Operations at RM plc from January 2020 to September 2022, where leadership encompassed software development and schools technology services. Walker also held the position of Chief Technology Officer at the Department for Education from October 2011 to January 2020, overseeing the IT Modernisation Programme. Other notable roles include Director of Communications at QCDA and Assistant Director at Becta. Academic credentials include a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Birmingham and a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Italian from the University of Leeds.