Jonathan Lidster

Jonathan is Chief Planning & Data Officer at Lincoln Bishop University, and Executive Lead for Digital Services, Transformation and AI. His responsibilities spansinstitutional strategy, planning, performance & reporting, data, IT & digital transformation, information governance and Artificial Intelligence. Jonathan has held senior leadership roles across higher education, international organisations and the private sector, leading transformation programmes that improve organisational performance, governance and decision-making. His current work focuses on harnessing data, digital services and AI implementation effectively while maintaining strong governance, risk management and regulatory compliance. He is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a BSI Certified Data Protection Officer, a Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner, and holds an MBA.