Ben Terrett

When Terrett lead the team that created GOV.UK in 2012 it proved to be a landmark project for Government Digital Service.

The site re-rooted and rethought confusing disjointed Government
websites in one place, not only making it easier for people to find services they needed but also saving £61.5 million of taxpayers’ money in 2015.

The GDS project was delivered just a year after the department was set up in 2011, and Terrett had joined from the outset.

He then moved to the Co-op group where he looked to drive a similar systemic change and prepare the company for a digital age where business is done differently and communities are increasingly connected. Today he is chief executive of Public Digital, which helps governments and large organisations around the world adapt to the internet era.

He is involved in various side ventures including co-founding the Newspaper Club, which helps users create their own print-on-demand newspapers.

He holds several non-exec roles including acting as a member of the high speed rail HS2 Design Panel, being an advisor to the London Design Festival and a Governor of University of the Arts London. He is also a Royal Designer for Industry.