Ms Judith Harding

Judith is an IT Programme Director for BT, lives in West Sussex and has two children and a dog. She was raised and educated predominantly in West Sussex and, after taking a degree in Music at Hull University and attaining a diploma from Trinity College, London, discovered she had a flair for computing and embarked on a career in technology, firstly working in the Financial Services sector and latterly working in Telecommunications. She has extensive experience in technology development and leading the delivery of complex change programmes into large organisations and is currently CIO Programme Director responsible for BT Mobile and Service Excellence. She actively supports & promotes the BT Women’s network and is a STEM ambassador working in a number of local schools. During her career she furthered her education attaining a Masters in Business Administration via the Open University.

Judith is an experienced Governor serving on two Governing Bodies in West Sussex:– a Junior Academy (Member & Vice Chair) and a Secondary School (Chair of Governors), both of which are recognised for their Outstanding educational provision. She also has current first-hand experience of higher education; her eldest graduated from Kent University in 2016 and her youngest is about to enter her third year studying medicine in London.

Outside of work she is a cellist performing a number of concerts each year with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra and has a passion for travel and reading.