Beth Lawton

When I told my school careers advisor that I wanted to work with computers, she told me that I should become a secretary. To be fair to her, the kind of work that I do now hadn’t been invented then. The internet didn’t exist and many of the tech related jobs that seem normal now… Continue reading #TechSheCan

While I wouldn’t describe myself as an eco-warrior, but more as a concerned citizen of the world, I want to leave things in a better state than when I found them. It’s a view that’s shaped my career, and made me look at the way we use our global resources. So, I was pleased to… Continue reading Adding Sustainability to my Portfolio

I was happily surprised to see this article in the Guardian recently: Helping build a future for children in Mumbai Last October, I was privileged to spend some time in Mumbai as part of a CSCLeaders programme. We spent a morning at a creche run by this organisation, and it was probably the most enlightening… Continue reading Mumbai’s Mobile Creches

In Mumbai as part of the CSCLeaders course. These wonderful people, drawn from across the Commonwealth have been my companions as we dive beneath the surface of this complex and multi-faceted city.   We have learnt lessons on entrepreneurship from the slums, and innovation at a local and corporate level. Most of all, we have learnt… Continue reading CSC Leaders meet in Mumbai