Mike Bracken Explained

Known For:	Government Digital Service

Mike Bracken is a public sector technology leader who was a founder and executive director of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS). Under his leadership, the UK became a world leader in digital government, with the US Digital Service, the Australian Digital Transformation Office and numerous others modelling themselves on GDS,^[1] as a founder nation of the Digital 5.

Career

Bracken was director of digital development at Guardian News & Media.He was headhunted by the UK Government^[2] and joined the Government Digital Service in July 2011.^[3] He became chief data officer in 2014.^[4] He left GDS in September 2015.^[5]

From August 2015 until 2017 he was part-time chief digital officer at The Co-operative Group.^[6]

He is a visiting professor of practice at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.^[7]

Bibliography

• Digital Transformation at Scale: Why the Strategy Is Delivery (2018, London Publishing Partnership; / 2021, London Publishing Partnership;)

See also

• Jerry Fishenden
• Francis Maude
• Martha Lane-Fox
• Jennifer Pahlka
• Mayank Prakash
• Ben Terrett
• Gov.uk
• GOV.UK Verify

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike Bracken set to move on from GDS. GOV.UK. 3 August 2015. Cabinet Office.
2. Web site: New Year’s Honour for Hackney resident Mike Bracken. January 6, 2014. Hackney Citizen.
3. Web site: Ex-GDS boss Mike Bracken sets up global digital government consultancy. Civil Service World. Colin. Marrs. 4 December 2015.
4. Web site: Mike Bracken made Government Chief Data Officer. CIO. Edward. Qualtrough. 25 March 2015.
5. Mike. Bracken. 13 June 2016. Meet Whitehall's digital wizard: Mike Bracken. Centre For Public Impact (CPI).
6. Web site: Former GDS head Mike Bracken quits Co-op. Kat. Hall. The Register. 27 June 2017.
7. Web site: Mike Bracken. 25 May 2017. University College London.