Helen has over 30 years' experience of working in and leading organisations creating and delivering education over and about the internet. Helen was awarded an OBE for services to digital inclusion in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List. In 2017 she won the title of Digital Leader of the Year (UK) and was named by Computer Weekly as the 14th most influential person in UK IT in 2020. Working with British Parliament, Helen was a member of the Speaker's Commission for Digital Democracy and an Advisor on Digital Engagement to the Public Accounts Committee. She is a Board Member of FutureDotNow, a member of the Minister's Digital Skills Partnership Board, and Helen is on the Adult Advisory Group for MaPS (the UK's Money and Pension Service).