Roger Oldham

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ABOUT ROGER OLDHAM

I am a C-level digital leader and advisor with 25 years of experience leading human-centred digital transformation in the government, public and private sectors in Canada, the UK, and the Middle East—conceptualizing, funding and scaling products, services, teams and partnerships.This includes working inside the UK government as one of the first Chief Digital Officers in government anywhere in the world, advising five Canadian provincial governments and the United Nations, and pioneering digital products, services and capabilities in media, tourism and insurance.Based in Vancouver, Canada—but working globally—I focus on helping government, public and private sector clients reinvent their organizations, services, and products for the digital age. If you think I can help, please get in Chief Digital Officer at the UK Ministry of Justice, I was among the first to build world-class digital capability in a major government delivery department. Former UK Digital Chief Mike Bracken described it as “the model for all government departments.” During this time, I established some of the UK government’s first multidisciplinary product teams, authored the first digital justice strategy, and launched some of the UK’s first digital public services through GOV.UK. As a trusted advisor called on by Ministers, Boards and C-Suites, I co-founded the Government of Alberta\'s Digital Innovation Office, working closely with executive leaders to scale this digital services unit from early beginnings to a 500-person organization with some 50+ product teams on the ground.As a private sector digital disruptor, I grew the digital business as Web Director at Europe’s largest business media company, Reed Business Information, having started my career at the Financial Times in London. During this time, I had a hand in leading a shift to web-first journalism and pioneered new products, including the UK\'s first mobile classified advertising platform.