IDSB Independent Advisory Board Membership

About the Independent Advisory Board

The Independent Advisory Board (IAB) plays a key role in guiding the IDSB Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with the Institute’s strategy, governance, and quality assurance standards.

What the IAB Does:

  • Identifies emerging trends and future challenges.

  • Monitors progress towards the Institute’s strategic goals.

  • Supports the development of long-term success plans.

  • Provides specialist expertise when needed.

By offering expert insights and oversight, the Independent Advisory Board helps shape the Institute’s vision and continuous growth.

Membership

The members of the Independent Advisory Board are drawn from backgrounds relevant to the strategic aims of the Institute, including representatives from the academic, industrial, government communities.

Members

  • Dr Joanna Jenkinson

    Chair of the Independent Advisory Board

    Director

    GW4

  • Prof Dennis Broeders

    Full Professor of Global Security and Technology

    Leiden University

  • Prof Sarah Hainsworth OBE FREng

    Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)

    University of Bath

  • Wendy Jephson

    CEO & Co-Founder

    Let's Think

  • Prof Chris Johnson

    Chief Scientific Advisor

    Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

  • Justin Leary

    Global Head of Education, Awareness and Communications - Information and Cyber Security

    WTW

  • Lucy Mason

    Director

    CapGemini

  • Prof Michael Proulx

    Research Scientist and Professor

    LinkedIn profile

  • Prof Katherine Reynolds

    Professor in Psychology

    Australian National University

  • Angela Smith

    Head of Cyber Innovation

    Airbus

  • James Sullivan

    Director, Cyber Research

    Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

  • Dr Neil Verrall

    Chief (Behavioural Science)

    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)