Tiffany Margaret Hall Explained

Tiffany Margaret Hall
Nationality:British
Known For:Software Engineer

Tiffany Margaret Hall (born 24 April 1963) is a British engineer who has had a career in broadcast engineering and information technology.

Early life

The granddaughter of Margaret Anderson (indexer), Hall attended Walthamstow Hall and Durham University, gaining a BSc in Maths with Computing.[1]

Career

Tiffany Hall is Chief Information Officer of Cancer Research UK[2]

In October 2019 Hall was appointed Chair of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills[3]

Hall has been addressing UK digital skills with e-skills uk, as a STEM ambassador[4] [5] and by working with department for digital, culture, media and sport on the Tech Talent Charter around diversity in UK tech.[6]

Hall worked at the BBC in IT and broadcast engineering roles including as CIO.[7] Her earlier career was spent in IT roles with Royal Dutch Shell.

From 2003 to 2006, Hall was also a Director of the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit.

Awards

Hall was awarded CIO of the Year at the UK's 2019 Women in IT Awards[8] [9] Hall was placed in the top ten of the 2019 UK CIO 100 Awards [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hall in Durham University's alumni Class notes .
  2. Web site: Cancer Research UK CIO Tiffany Hall describes her award-winning work. Thomas. Macaulay. CIO UK.
  3. Web site: Ada Appoints Tiffany…. Ada National College for Digital. Skills. 23 October 2019. Ada, the National College for Digital Skills.
  4. Web site: e-skills UK insights report.
  5. Web site: Hall commenting on apprenticeships in Computer Weekly .
  6. Web site: Tech Partnership paper.
  7. Web site: BBC - Press Office - BBC appoints Tiffany Hall as Chief Information Officer. www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Cancer Research UK CIO wins award. Charity. Today. 13 February 2019.
  9. Web site: The winners of the Women in IT Awards 2019 UK are revealed!. 31 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Top CIOs in the UK in 2019 - CIO 100 | CIO UK. www.cio.co.uk.