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Hepburn’s other career roles include:

Founder of Black Star Inc., advising on diversity and inclusion, leadership and management, people
and change, strategy and organisation development, careers and employability
UK Director at international social action charity City Year UK, leading on school partnerships,
programme design and delivery, leadership programme development, mentor experience and
programme impact

Director of Education and Policy at ed-tech company U-Explore Ltd, supporting schools, colleges, local
authorities and businesses on careers and employability programme development and partnerships
Director of Pathways and Partnerships for Academies Enterprise Trust Careers, leading on the
development of the Championing Careers Guidance Programme working in partnership with the
Greater London Authority (GLA)

Simon Hepburn succeeds Don MacIntyre, who was appointed as interim CEO by the Board of Trustees
in January 2021 during the Council’s formation.

The Security Institute’s Involvement with the
UK Cyber Security Council

As part of the Cyber Security Alliance, the Security Institute
contributed to a bid to design and deliver such a council,
with our Deputy Chair and Director of Cyber Convergence
Strategy Mahbubul Islam CSyP MSyI leading the Security
Institute’s contribution.

The Security Institute had responsibility for Workstream 5:
‘Developing the Profession’ as part of our contributions to
the formation of Council. The purpose of our Workstream
was clearly set out by the Institution of Engineering and
Technology (IET); the aim of Workstream 5 was to develop
a clear, considered and evidenced roadmap for career
progression of the cyber security professional, and should
produce a clear approach to ensuring diversity in the
profession and means to engage and develop the next
generation.

In recognition of their efforts in developing the Council, the
Security Institute along with the other 15 organisations in
the Cyber Security Alliance has been offered the honorary
status of Founding Member of the UK Cyber Security
Council.