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Mark Ridley

Mark Ridley is a top UK CTO and a seasoned technology strategist with a wealth of experience in corporate innovation and startup advisory. Having held CTO and CIO roles at Believe Music, the Financial Times, Liberis, Dynamo Mortgages, AVADO, and reed.co.uk, Mark brings extensive knowledge across diverse industries such as healthcare, education, employment, financial services and publishing.

As the technical co-founder of reed.co.uk he helped build the UK's leading careers website, serving millions of job seekers each month. Mark now works closely with executive teams in a wide array of businesses advising on strategy, innovation, and navigating the challenges of rapid growth. He is an evangelist for lean and agile principles, an advocate for the pragmatic adoption of technology and a sceptical futurist