
Founder, Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates
Russ Shaw CBE
Russ Shaw CBE is the founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates. He founded TLA in 2013 to ensure an independent voice of the technology community was heard, with a focus on the private sector.
Global Tech Advocates, founded in 2015, has over 20,000 members worldwide.
Russ was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2021 for services to technology and to business in London. He is a founding partner of London Tech Week, a London Tech Ambassador for the Mayor of London and Advisory Board member for Founders4Schools and the Government’s Digital Skills Partnership.