About Deborah Collier M.Sc. FRSA

Creator, keynote speaker and digital philosopher, Deborah Collier is a strategic and futurist leader in business, education, digital and media.

A Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a career ignited by a 12-year foundation at blue-chip organisations such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, JP Morgan Chase, Fujitsu and Fidelity Investments, she is a corporate chair and board member, a media group CEO, and founder and leader of the Digital Skills Authority. In 2016, as joint CEO / CMO she was listed in a publication's 'Top 100 Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers in the World'.

Deborah established a following and network of well-known global brands, leaders and professionals in academia, business, media, government and entertainment for her work and insights. An innovator, thought-leader and digital champion, her expertise also includes years of practice, research and analysis into how digital, media and social networks interplay with humanity. 

Highlights

• Known internationally for leadership, strategy, future vision, digital business, innovation, marketing, media and education
• An experienced Non-Executive Director, with several years' organisational policy oversight experience and expertise, appeared on Channel 4 News and live radio 
• 32,000 Twitter followers and a 3.65-Million Reach (Independently recorded during 1-week in 2019)
• A high-impacting solutions and progress driven board level strategic business and education leader with 18-years CEO / company director, and recent Chair experience, she has developed scalable brands, strategic planning methodologies, commercial marketing, business, information, educational and digital strategies for over 20-years

Key Achievements 

• Built and implemented a three-pillared Global Strategy, Model & Solution for Sustainability - Economic, Social & Environment
• Creator of a global Digital Skills Awarding Body, designed, developed & implemented scaleable model for educational content, publishing & global licensing 
• Developed an established 'Digital Governance Framework'  
• 2020-2021 - Led digital transformation of education and publishing organisation to include production of over 45-hrs of interactive, audio, video, and animation content in just 7-months during the Pandemic
• 14-years experience developing and delivering an industry skills education framework, professional skills programs and certifications
• 2015 - 2016 architected and led production of a pilot online educational membership network acquiring over 100,000 business leaders, department heads and professionals around the globe
• 2007 - 2016 Built and led companies, delivered strategic advice, steered training teams and trained leaders and teams at international government ministries, large well-kown organisations, blue-chip companies and SMEs around the globe
• 2005 - 2007 Built a music portal using cutting-edge technologies such as mobile commerce, a clothing range and interviews with music icon, launched a record label with an artist's single winning representation by the British Phonographic Industry at Midem.           

Personal

Deborah enjoys writing, music, dancing, science and future tech, art and design, architecture, fashion, backgammon, languages, travel, scuba diving, hiking and good food. She is also a member of MENSA (a society which "aims to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity").

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