Our governance
Details of the decision-making, executive and managerial bodies in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Departmental Board
The Departmental Board provides direction on strategy, performance and risk management.
Members
- The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology – Chair
- Julia Lopez MP, (Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure) and Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries
- Andrew Griffith MP, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
- Viscount Camrose, Minister for AI and Intellectual Property
- Saqib Bhatti MP, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy
- Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary
- Freya Guinness, Director General, Corporate Services
- Alexandra Jones, Director General, Science, Innovation and Growth
- Emran Mian, Director General, Digital Technologies and Telecoms
- Professor Dame Angela McLean, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
- Dave Smith, National Technology Adviser
- Shonnel Malani, Lead Non-Executive Board Member
- Liz Cohen, Non-Executive Board Member
- Melissa Di Donato,Non-Executive Board Member
- Dominic Field, Non-Executive Board Member
- Saul Klein, Non-Executive Board Member
- Professor Jason Chin, Non-Executive Board Member
- Jessie Mitchell and Leah Sparks, DSIT Chief Financial Directors (Jobshare)
Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
The Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC) is a sub-committee of the Departmental Board. It assures the quality of audit and risk control functions within the department.
- Vikas Shah, Non-Executive Board Member and Non-Executive Board Member (Chair)
- Bryan Ingleby, Non-Executive Board Member
- Gillian Leng, Non-Executive Board Member
- Mark Poulton, Non-Executive Board Member