Sharon Moore MBE
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Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Employer | IBM |
Sharon Anne Moore MBE is the Chief Technology Officer for Public Sector at IBM in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours.
Moore studied Software Engineering, at the University of Glasgow and graduated in 2001[1] with a First Class Honours.
Moore looks to increase the number of senior women in technology careers by retaining young talent and supporting people who return from maternity leave.[2] She has worked in several roles within IBM.[3] She was appointed deputy chair of British Computer Society's Women's group in 2017 having been their committee member for Scotland since 2012.[4][5] She was made a member of the IBM 100% club in 2012 and 2014.[6] In 2014 she gave a TEDx talk at University of Strathclyde about how social media will change the future.[7] She is working with Skills Development Scotland to tackle Scotland's gender gap in technology.[8]
In 2016, 2017 and 2018 Moore was listed in Computer Weekly's Top 50 most influential women in UK IT.[9][10][11] She sits on the Scotland Women in Technology board.[3] She was awarded the 2017 Scotland Women in Technology Inspirational Woman in Leadership award.[12] She featured on Espree Devora's Women in Technology podcast.[13] She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours, "For services to Women in Technology Based Industries".[14] Since 2016 she has been a board member of The Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems.[15][16]