Professor Annette Southgate

Professor Annette Southgate leads the Home Office’s Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE). ACE is a key capability solving frontline digital and technology challenges, staffed through a Civil Service/Private Sector partnership with broad reach into academia, industry (primes and small medium enterprise organisations) and the third sector. Prior to leading ACE, Annette worked at Cranfield University as Theme Director for Security on secondment from Government and remains a visiting Professor whilst championing Government engagement with academia through sponsorship of NSEC. Annette has 18 years’ experience in leading teams in a variety of technical, innovation, IT service delivery and project management roles within Government - the common thread being a focus on delivery, mission impact and building teams where work is fun, rewarding and enables personal growth. Prior to working in Government, Annette worked in a project and programme management consultancy, following completion of