Jon Townsend

Director of Technology & Information Security, National Trust

Jon Townsend is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Engineering and Technology.  He has an MBA with the Open University and an MSc with Cranfield University in the Design of Information Systems. He previously held a commission as an Officer in the British Army, fulfilling a variety of technical and leadership roles culminating in regimental command.  Upon leaving the military he became a senior civil servant responsible for developing cyber security and intelligence capability for the Department for Work and Pensions.  He is also a Certified Information Security Manager with ISACA and GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender with SANS. He moved to his current role as the Director of Technology and Information Security at the National Trust last year, which fulfils his passions for leadership, technology, conservation and history.