Judy Kawaguchi is a senior technology executive at Refinitiv, with a proven 20-year track record of leading large-scale global organisations through disruptive change and delivery of complex, business-critical programmes and business transformation enabled by technology and innovation.

She has held various CIO/head of technology roles working and living in Asia, US, and Europe, and joined Refinitiv last August as the Global Head, Programme Delivery & Enablement, leading all cross-technology programmes globally as they embark on their large-scale transformation and modernisation journey.

She has been passionate about moving the needle on the D&I agenda for over 15 years, especially for women in technology and multi-cultural ethnic groups. Judy actively mentors and coaches aspiring leaders and students to overcome ethnic and gender stereotypes and to turn their diverse experience into professional strength.

Judy also has a passion for change outside of her workplace. She was on the Board of Solace Women’s Aid for 8 years, and currently serves as their expert advisor. Judy is also the Founder of eCubed, a non-profit organisation, with the mission to Engage People to Empower Communities to End Violence across London, raising unrestricted funding for local non-profit organisations with an aim to build safer lives and strong futures free from sexual and domestic violence.