Julie has been Chief Architect for Cambridge University Press & Assessment since 2022. In this role and throughout her career she has been at the front line of technology change and transformation. Julie has extensive experience delivering technology and organisational transformation and change, leading technology and product teams. Through this experience she has seen first-hand transformation of businesses on a macro scale, and the impact that technology change can have on society due to changing needs within an organisation.

Prior to her role at CUPA, she held technology senior leadership roles in insurance, retail banking and telephony, underpinned by 20 years of technology solution delivery with Accenture, a leading management consultancy.

Julie has policy interests on the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI). Her perspective is shaped by experience in technology teams and a focus on the critical challenges organisations are facing in skills development and workforce redeployment to adapt to AI-driven change.

The rapid and transformative introduction of AI capabilities is placing unprecedented pressure on organisations to evolve. Beyond adopting new technologies, businesses must demonstrate how AI will deliver tangible value to customers and stakeholders.

This pressure will inevitably drive significant shifts in job roles and employment patterns, creating ripple effects across society. Addressing these changes proactively, through reskilling, strategic workforce planning, and inclusive policy frameworks, will be essential to mitigate disruption and harness AI’s potential for broad societal benefit.