taso

london

Margot was appointed Non-Executive Chair of Taso Advisory in 2021.

“I am delighted to welcome Margot James and I am excited to work with her to continue to deliver excellent results for our clients. Margot’s appointments cements our position as a leader in technology policy and public affairs.”

Ben Greenstone, Managing Director at Taso Advisory

Taso Advisory is a public policy consultancy with a focus on technology and the creative industries, acting as guides by navigating government, and the people and politics behind it, for clients. The agency already boats clients including Adobe, Excel Esports and Activision Blizzard. Taso Advisory specialises in the technology and creative industries and has tripled revenue during the 2020 financial year and is aiming to double revenue in 2021

The Taso team have been trusted advisers to government ministers and business leaders and have worked with some of the largest technology and creative businesses in the world and been involved in developing the policies and laws that impact them.

Taso brings that experience to bear for clients’ benefit.   Taso is outcome focused. Everything is pointed towards delivering tangible benefits for clients’ organisations, delivering tailored programmes. It means

Taso gets to co-design policy with government and is why Taso are respected by politicians and officials alike.   Taso takes work personally and are not arm’s-length consultants. Building close relationships with clients and caring deeply about their success.

“I have been hugely impressed with what I have seen Taso Advisory deliver for clients in the first two years of trading. I am thrilled to join Taso to support the business as it continues to grow and achieve for clients.”

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Internet Matters

london

Margot was appointed Chair of Internet Matters in 2020. Internet Matters is a not-for-profit organisation that has a simple purpose - to empower parents and carers to keep children safe in the digital world. At Internet Matters parents and professionals can find the most comprehensive and credible resources, information and support to keep children safe online. Through a range of initiatives, campaigns, and ongoing collaboration with partners, in the last year, Internet Matters received around 5.2 million visitors to the site. After visiting, 83% of parents said that they felt better prepared to handle online issues with their child in the future and 80% said it is one of the first places they’d look for information. 9 out of 10 parents said they would recommend Internet Matters as a trusted resource.

"As the period covered by our 2020 report came to an end, the world changed. The advent of a global pandemic drove more children online than ever before – to stay connected to friends and loved ones, for education as the schools closed, and for entertainment as staying in became the new going out. This year has shown us that more than ever connected technology is an incredible force for good – it has underpinned the lives of children and adults alike. The detriment caused to those children without online access during this time has been a severe hardship."

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wmg

warwick

The University of Warwick announced the appointment Margot James as the new Executive Chair of WMG in April 2020.

"This is a fantastic appointment. Margot brings a wealth of leadership experience from Government and industry to WMG. She is ideally placed to lead WMG as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary year as it continues to grow and diversify, building on the outstanding foundations established under its former Chairman the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya."

Professor Stuart Croft, The University of Warwick’s Vice-Chancellor

The University of Warwick announced the appointment Margot James as the new Executive Chair of WMG in April 2020.

WMG’s job is to understand industrial challenges and help find the innovative solutions, new technologies or new products needed to succeed commercially today. WMG have the expertise to evaluate ideas, the facilities to jointly develop new technologies to turn opportunities into commercial reality, and the resources to create education programmes that help employees remain at the forefront of knowledge.

As a world leading education and research department, innovation is at the very heart of WMG, making real impact on industry, companies and organisations, through collaborative research and development, and world class education. WMG empowers people to have the confidence, creativity and expertise to tackle real life challenges, and the conviction and ambition to transform the future

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Wmg