Mark Thompson

Biography

Mark Thompson is the Director of Platforms, Data and Interoperability, a specialist Digital, Data and Technology unit within Cabinet Office Government People Group. He is leading on developing innovative ways to modernise the Civil Service’s employee supporting systems, such as recruitment, pensions, learning and payroll and to make the civil service more interoperable. Mark is an experienced senior leader with 25+ years’ experience of delivery, leading a wide portfolio of change programmes.

Mark has been Director of Platforms, Data and Interoperability since 1 September 2018.

Previous roles in government

  • Director of Platforms, Data and Interoperability