Lopa Patel MBE is a Digital Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Chair, NED and Trustee with strengths in governance and risk oversight. She is the founder of two ventures in online media and a data-driven marketing consultancy: the Chair of equality charity, Diversity UK; Chair of the National Science & Media Museum (NSMM) Advisory Board and a Trustee of The Science Museum Group (SMG); and a Non-Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
She has previously been a Council Member of The Open University (OU); a member of the DCMS BBC Charter Review Advisory Board; a Trustee of charity Raha International; Deputy Chair of volunteering initiative, Sewa Day; a Board Member of social enterprise venture TSBC (The Small Business Consultancy); a Board Member of Tamasha Theatre Company and a Non-Executive Director of Becta (British Education Communications and Technology Agency), a Non-Departmental Public Body in the UK.
With a lifelong love of science and technology, she is an evangelist for STEM, innovation and bridging the skills gap in business. She has been recognised with many accolades including an MBE for services to the creative industries; the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion and an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University, in recognition of her efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in science & technology and her broader contribution to British industry, society and culture.
Click below to visit Lopa Patel’s other websites:
Asian Stars in UK Tech – https://www.asiansintech.com/
Diversity UK – https://www.diversityuk.org
Redhotcurry.com – https://www.redhotcurry.com