Kathryn Parsons’ Biography
Kathryn Parsons is co-founder and CEO of Decoded, a technology education company known for its fast, no-jargon, hands-on learning experiences. Decoded's Digital and Data Academies are highly sought-after by companies looking to re-wire the digital literacy, data culture, leadership and capability of their operations. Clients span Fortune and FTSE 500 companies, and policymakers from Washington to Whitehall.
In 2021 Kathryn was named one of the Financial Times’ top 30 UK female entrepreneurs to watch. She has been described as ‘an economic force’, campaigning successfully for coding to be introduced as a mandatory part of the UK National Curriculum, making the UK one of the first countries in the world to do so.
Kathryn has served on the advisory boards of the London Mayor and No. 10 Downing Street. She was also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between 2017 and 2021.
In 2015 Kathryn was awarded an MBE for services to education in the Queen’s Honours.
Kathryn Parsons is co-founder and CEO of Decoded, a technology education company known for its fast, no-jargon, hands-on learning experiences. Decoded's Digital and Data Academies are highly sought-after by companies looking to re-wire the digital literacy, data culture, leadership and capability of their operations. Clients span Fortune and FTSE 500 companies, and policymakers from Washington to Whitehall.
In 2021 Kathryn was named one of the Financial Times’ top 30 UK female entrepreneurs to watch. She has been described as ‘an economic force’, campaigning successfully for coding to be introduced as a mandatory part of the UK National Curriculum, making the UK one of the first countries in the world to do so.
Kathryn has served on the advisory boards of the London Mayor and No. 10 Downing Street. She was also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between 2017 and 2021.
In 2015 Kathryn was awarded an MBE for services to education in the Queen’s Honours.
