Jacqueline de Rojas
Jacqueline de Rojas | |
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| Born | Jacqueline Yu 11 October 1962[1] Folkestone, England |
| Other names | Jacqueline Jones[2] |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University Reutlingen University |
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| Known for | Technology |
| Spouse | Roger Andrews[3] |
| Children | 3[3] |
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE (born Jacqueline Yu 11 October 1962 is a British businesswoman who works in technology.
Early life and education
[edit]de Rojas was born Jacqueline Yu in Folkestone to a Chinese father and British mother.[4][5] [1] She joined Synon in the 1980s where she worked in its sales department.[1]
Born Jacqueline Yu, is partly of Chinese descent, and said that after her first marriage, she changed her surname to "Jones", to "fit in".[2]
Career
[edit]She serves as Non-Executive Director on the boards of Rightmove, Costain Group and FDM Group, and was formally on the board of AO World. She serves as co-Chair for the Institute of Coding and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Bath in 2020.[6]
In 2017 de Rojas joined Costain Group as non-executive director.[1] She launched the Institute of Coding with the University of Bath in 2018.[7] The Institute of Coding is a national consortium of industry and academia, working together to address to the UK digital skills gap. She also serves as co-Chair of the Institute of Coding's Governance Board.[7]
She was interviewed by Lauren Laverne for Desert Island Discs in March 2019.[8]
In September 2019, de Rojas was appointed as a non-executive director of FDM Group.[9]
In 2024 she became the chair of The Bletchley Park Trust's board of trustees where she looks after Bletchley Park's independent museum.[3]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2015 Computer Weekly Most Influential Woman in IT[10]
- 2017 Catherine Variety Award for UK Science and Technology[11]
- 2018 Appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours[12][13]
- 2018 Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK IT Hall of Fame[14]
- 2020 Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Bath.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kelly, Liam (16 February 2020). "Jacqueline de Rojas: how I got to the top in tech — with a joke". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Morrison, Caitlin (28 November 2018). "A View from the Top: Jacqueline de Rojas on discrimination in tech". The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Shefferd, Neil (29 October 2024). "Bletchley Park Trust announces first ever female chair of the Board of Trustees". Milton Keynes Citizen. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Team, •WATC Content (17 July 2015). "Inspirational woman: Jacqueline de Rojas | Executive at Citrix, board champion for women at techUK - WeAreTheCity | Information, Networking, jobs & events for women". WeAreTheCity.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK". BBC. 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Tech trailblazer honoured by University of Bath". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Tech pioneer Jacqueline de Rojas to co-chair new Institute of Coding". Bath.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Jacqueline de Rojas, President of techUK". BBC. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "FDM Group taps Tech UK chair Jacqueline de Rojas to join board". CityAM. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK IT 2015". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Variety Celebrates Incredible Women at the Second Catherine Awards". Variety.org.uk. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ Cook, James. "Here are all the UK tech figures named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "AI chief Demis Hassabis becomes a CBE". BBC News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Most Influential Women in UK IT 2018: Entrants to the Hall of Fame". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Middlesex University
- British women chief executives
- Businesspeople from Kent
- Businesspeople in technology
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- English people of Chinese descent
- People associated with the University of Bath
- People from Folkestone
- People from Swindon
- Reutlingen University alumni