Edward is an experienced strategy adviser and solution implementer, with international leadership experience in both government and commercial organisations. He has 22 years of experience in the fields of Cyber Security, Information Assurance and Information and Communications Technology after a background in Computer Science and Computing Information Systems; he is now a Visiting Professor of Cyber Security at the Oxford Martin School at the Oxford University. At Templar Executives, Edward leads on audits and compliance-related activities with a focus on Critical National Infrastructure, including Central Government and Law Enforcement, and with his team provides a variety of organisations, from Public Sector bodies and commercial businesses to High Net Worth individuals and others, with a number of Cyber intelligence-related products and services. Edward has worked with G7 Central Bank CISOs through to the US Department of National Security and a wide range of FTSE 100 and 350 companies as well as small-to-medium enterprises. As Deputy CEO of Templar Executives and Managing Director of Templar Assure & Advise, Edward is committed to organisations achieving high performance strategy and transformation through the application of the best informed practices; recent commitments have resulted in the amelioration of how organisations, and in particular their Boards, optimise their business and improve their agility in the face of diverse and dynamic economic, technological and State-borne challenges.
