Dr Sue Black

Dr Sue Black left home and school at 16, married at 20 and had 3 children by the age of 23. At 25, a single parent living in the projects, she decided to get an education. Sue studied maths at the local college, then gained a degree in computing and a PhD in software engineering at London South Bank University.

In 2001 Sue set up the UK's first online network for women in tech, BCSWomen. It was this that led her in 2003 to Bletchley Park for the first time, and to starting her campaign to save it in 2008.

Passionate about the way that technology and education can change lives Sue is now a social entrepreneur, writer and public speaker who has won numerous awards including being one of the "50 most inspiring women in European tech'. Her startup, #techmums works with disadvantaged families, teaching moms tech skills to empower them, build their confidence and get them excited about technology. Sue writes regularly in the UK national press about technology.

In January 2016 Queen Elizabeth II awarded Sue an OBE for "services to technology".

Sue has 4 children and 1 grandson and lives in London, UK.