Kate is the Chief Data Officer for The Financial Times, responsible for their Data Strategy and for creating value from their data asset.  Kate has been at the FT since April 2023 and leads their Data Governance, Data Science & AI, Analytics, Research and BI disciplines.  With 25+ years' experience across leading consumer-facing organisations within retail, travel and media, Kate has a passion for driving commercial value through using data to understand and influence customer behaviours.