Richard Horne
Chief Executive Officer, NCSC
Leadership team
NCSC leaders
The NCSC’s leadership team comprises of experienced senior officials who lead in their respective areas of expertise to help make the UK the safest place to live and work online. Not all of our most senior staff can be identified so the following are just some of our leadership team.
Carolyn Ainsworth
Chief Engineer, NCSC
Paul Chichester CMG
Director of Operations, NCSC
Jonathon Ellison OBE
Director for National Resilience, NCSC
Chris Ensor
Deputy Director for Cyber Growth, NCSC
Beth Hopkins CMG
Chief Operating Officer, NCSC
Ollie Whitehouse
Chief Technology Officer, NCSC
Sarah Lyons
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, NCSC
Darragh McElroy
Director of Communications, NCSC
Clare T
Head of Legal, NCSC