Talking with Tech Leaders

Talking with... Alastair Rennie, CIO of Research Data Scotland

Michael Phair Season 1 Episode 19

In this episode of Talking with Tech Leaders, we spend more time than usual talking through our guest’s career journey. And there’s a good reason for that: Alastair Rennie has had an incredible career – with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Student Loans Company and Wescot Credit Services.

From the very start, he worked to harness the power of data – from his post-PhD consultancy analytical work, stress-testing bus chassis, to saving countless man-hours of manual calculation with Howdens. It’s still true today, as CIO with Research Data Scotland, working on the kind of data-driven innovation that can transform services and improve wellbeing.

For anyone looking for a future at the strategic end of management, there are lots of lessons to be learned and insights to be heard. And, as usual, we also get into a few more personal questions to find out more about the person behind it all. It’s well worth a listen.

Right now, we’re making plans for series 2, so if you have any suggestions or feedback, please email host Michael Phair at michael.phair@be-it.co.uk