Non-Executive Director and Interim Government Chief Digital Officer, Central Digital and Data Office

Joanna Davinson

Biography

Joanna Davinson is the Interim Government Chief Digital Officer, with overarching leadership responsibility for the digital centre. She is also the Head of Profession of the Digital and Data Function across government.

Joanna was previously Director General at Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and Head of the Digital and Data Function. She has a wealth of experience in shaping, delivery and assuring complex technology-based programmes.

Joanna has held a number of high-profile business and technology leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. She was Chief Information Officer at the Home Office. Prevously, she had a successful and varied 30-year career as a management consultant and programme director in PWC and as a senior leader in IBM. In her last role in IBM she was general manager of its European Public Sector Consulting and Systems Integration business.

Non-Executive Director

Interim Government Chief Digital Officer, Central Digital and Data Office

The Interim Government Chief Digital Officer provides leadership to the Government Digital and Data function across government and is responsible for leading the government’s digital transformation from the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the Cabinet Office.

CDDO leads the Government Digital and Data function for HMG by putting the right conditions and capabilities in place to enable departments to transform through digital and technology.

Central Digital and Data Office