Jennifer is our Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility for the Innovation Lawyer Group. Jennifer advises on legal tech and AI adoption and has previously held Central Bank-approved leadership roles.

Jennifer has extensive experience in financial services and professional advisory services, with an impressive transformation track record. She is a proven leader in the adoption of newly emerging technology to deliver great business outcomes and also speaks regularly on AI and innovation at industry events.

Jennifer is also an experienced independent non-executive director and chair, with strong experience in digital transformation, cybersecurity, enterprise resilience, cloud and AI transformation as well as regulatory change relating to the Digital Operational Resilience Act and the EU AI Act.

She has considerable M&A integration experience, including due diligence, downsizing, vendor rationalisation and enterprise architecture transformation.

She has previously been shortlisted for The Business Post “Women in STEM – Role Model of the Year 2025”.

Relevant Experience

  • Led the AI strategy at a bank and chaired the AI Ethics and Governance Committee
  • Head of Enterprise IT, including IT operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity operations, enterprise resilience, critical incident management, cloud strategy and IT investment portfolio management
  • Led the due diligence and subsequent integration of a mortgage loan book and SME and asset finance businesses into a bank
  • Led the implementation of major regulatory changes, such as the Consumer Protection Code, DORA, and the EU AI Act
  • Advised on the establishment of a new operating model to create a distressed asset division at a bank
  • Led the technology implementation for a new finance operating model at an insurance company
  • Advised on IT investment budgets, vendor rationalisation, IT third party contracts and commercial negotiations
  • Non-Executive Director of the Housing Finance Agency plc., Audit and Risk Committee member, Credit Committee member and Chair of the Organisational Performance and Development Committee
  • Sponsor and Chair of the Women in Tech Network