Gillian Docherty

Gillian Docherty OBE is a British computer scientist and CEO of The Data Lab, which helps Scottish industry innovate through data science and artificial intelligence.

Gillian Docherty
Docherty at the UK Data Service Data Impact 2016 event
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
EmployerThe Data Lab
Websitehttps://www.thedatalab.com/

Education

Docherty completed a computer science degree at the University of Glasgow.[1]

Docherty has been awarded an honorary doctorate in technology from Robert Gordon University.

Career

Docherty joined IBM in 1993.[2] She spent 22 years at IBM, working in technical sales, financial services, hardware and software.[3][4][5] She was a UK senior executive and led the team responsible for driving IBM software propositions to Scottish clients.[6][7]

Docherty became CEO of The Data Lab in June 2015.[8] The Data Lab was established in 2014, and has since completed over 100 data science projects in Scotland, earning the economy more than £100 million.[9][10] In March 2017 Docherty was described as one of The Scotsman's most influential women in technology.[11][12] In 2015 she launched The Data Lab’s MSc programme.[13] She believes that Scotland will become a world-leading destination for data science.[14] In 2016 she doubled the cohort of Data Lab sponsored Master course spaces to meet the rising demand in big data.[15] The Data Lab has hubs in Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow.[16] It received £11.3 million from the Scottish Funding Council.[17]

In June 2017 she delivered a TEDx talk '"2037 - Who's leading? Who's following?".[18] She won the 2017 CEO Of The Year at the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards.[19] She is on the boards of the Tech Partnership and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.[20][21] In 2017 she was listed in the top 10 most influential data professionals in the UK.[1][22] She has spoken at the Big Data Analytics conference and the Glasgow Business Summit.[23][24]

Docherty was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to information technology and business.[25]

Personal

Docherty is married with a daughter who appeared on stage with Gillian during her TEDx talk. She is a keen skier, swimmer and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

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gollark: I'll rephrase that: which computer are you referring to - one within the game or one you own in reality?
gollark: r/inclusiveor
gollark: You mean, ingame computer or real-world one?
gollark: Horrible.

References
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  2. "Data Lab CEO Gillian Docherty on how data can boost Scottish economy". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Promoting Digital Careers – IBM". Education Scotland's Learning Blog. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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  7. Admin, Ascot (15 July 2016). "IT Matters: Security". businessInsider. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. "The Data Lab welcomes Gillian Docherty as our new CEO - The Data Lab". www.thedatalab.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. "Stars of Scotland's tech sector recognised at Digital Tech Awards | ScotlandIS". www.scotlandis.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. The Data Lab (13 June 2017), ScotlandIS DigitalTech Awards 2017: Gillian Docherty, CEO of the Year, retrieved 10 March 2018
  11. Ayrshire College (23 March 2017), Data Changes Everything - Gillian Docherty, The Data Lab #AyrshireBytes, retrieved 10 March 2018
  12. "5 of the most influential women in Scottish tech right now". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  13. "The Data Lab MSc - The Data Lab". www.thedatalab.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. "Scotland must seize its opportunity to be a global data sciences hub, says former IBM executive". The National. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. "Data Lab to double size of master's degree programme". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  16. "About Us - The Data Lab". www.thedatalab.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  17. Media, MTC. "Science Scotland". www.sciencescotland.org. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  18. TEDx Talks (7 June 2017), 2037 - Who's leading? Who's following? | Gillian Docherty | TEDxGlasgow, retrieved 10 March 2018
  19. "ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards - Winners 2017 • Digit". Digit. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  20. "Leadership Boards | The Tech Partnership". The Tech Partnership. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  21. "Board". Glasgow Chamber of Commerce : Board. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  22. "The DataIQ 100 | 2017 | www.dataiq.co.uk". www.dataiq.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  23. "Speakers | University of Strathclyde". www.strath.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  24. "Big Data Analytics - Previous Speakers". Whitehall Media. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  25. "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B11.
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