Alison Vincent FREng is the Chief Technology Officer for Cisco in the UK and Ireland.[1] In 2020 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[2]
She holds a PhD in Mathematics and Cryptography and a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Royal Holloway, University of London.[3][4][5]
Vincent worked for NDS before it was acquired by Cisco in 2012 and has worked for Cisco since then. Previously, she worked at IBM and at Micro Focus.[3] She specializes in introducing agile methodologies to organizations.[4][3]
In 2022, Vincent was named chair of strategic board for the Digital Twin Hub, a hub for learning, developing ideas and driving innovation in global systemic challenges currently facing the world.[6]