Role Models:
Jacqui Lipinski

Jacqui has a breadth of experience in both Business and Technology in the UK and International markets. Working in several sectors including Higher Education, Onshore/Offshore Financial Services, Technology Consultancy, Sport and Leisure, Commercial Property, Creative Arts, and the Voluntary Sector. She has worked in numerous locations around the globe for complex, highly regulated, multicultural organisations, including multi-national FTSE 100 companies, small consultancy firms and establishing her own businesses. She has led many business and technology transformation programs, establishing and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver business outcomes. Jacqui was honoured to win ‘CIO/CTO OF THE YEAR’ at the 2022 FDM Everywoman Ltd Awards, highly commended ‘Digital Leader of the Year’ at the Women in Tech Excellence Awards, and recently longlisted for Most influential Women in Technology. Passionate about making a difference in society, Jacqui has undertaken several voluntary roles during her career including managing support groups for vulnerable teenagers in secondary schools, establishing and running several youth groups, and founding a support group for children with Type 1 Diabetes, promoting the use of technology to improve quality of life. Jacqui is also one of the founding members of Women in Actions (WIA) a pan-organisational collaboration focussed on inspiring and growing female talent in technology and innovation and is a mentor for the next generation of tech leaders. Together with her professional experience this has given her a broad outlook on life and empathy with others.