Kate B.

Kate B. has a strong background in IT and risk management, with extensive experience in various roles. Kate currently works as the Head of IT Operational Resilience & Risk at The AA since 2023. Before that, they were the Head of Intelligent Solutions Risk & Control at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2022 to 2023, where they also served as the Firmwide Low Code Governance, Risk & Control Lead from 2022 to 2023. Prior to that, they worked at LV= from 2013 to 2022, holding multiple positions including Head of Operational Assurance - Operational Resilience & Covid19 Workspace Strategy, Head of Assurance - Business Readiness Network Separation and Data Centre Migration, Chief Internal Auditor IT, Digital & Change, and Firmwide Senior IT Audit Manager. Kate has also worked for Kingfisher as the Group IT Audit Manager from 2011 to 2013, as an IT Auditor from 2010 to 2011, and as a Senior IT Project Manager from 2007 to 2010. Before that, they worked as a Project Manager at M-Corp in 2006 and as a Programme Manager at North Devon District Council from 2004 to 2006. Kate started their career at Eli Lilly, where they worked as a Project Manager from 2001 to 2004, and as an Infrastructure Analyst from 1999 to 2000. Their employment history prior to that is not specified.

Kate B. obtained a 1st Class BSc Hons degree in IT from the University of Portsmouth between 1998 and 2001. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification from ISACA in 2016, a Management of Portfolios certification from APMG-International in 2013, and a CISA certification from ISACA in 2011. Kate also obtained an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2023.