David Edwards

David Edwards has successfully led and transformed IT operations in the public and education sectors, most recently as Director of ICT at Cardiff University, and before that in Department for Transport Shared Services. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SeV Consulting Ltd, an independent management and ICT consultancy providing services to a number of UK and European universities and private sector organizations.

An angel investor in several start-ups and early-stage companies (primarily tech and biotech), David has a particular interest in cybersecurity, cyber-warfare, and cyber-defense, and in particular its impact on international relations. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the British Computer Society (Chartered Information Technology Professional), the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Leadership and Management, and the Institute of Directors; and an elected member of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

David is an Independent Member (ICT) of the Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and has studied with the University of Wales, the Open University, and the University of Geneva.