Rich Byfield

Army Head Digital and Data / Chief Data Officer · British Army · company speakers →

Rich Byfield was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1994. He has served across a range of deployable formations, HQ Army, and with Other Government Departments. Operationally he deployed on multiple occasions to Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Brigadier Byfield started as Army Head Digital and Data in October 2024, responsible for Army AI and Data Governance, Data Protection, Business IT, C4I training and Digital Skills. He is the Army’s Chief Data Officer and SRO for two Programmes (Defence Learning & Management Capability, and Enhanced C2 Spearhead (Defence AI experimentation)). From April 25, he became Chair of the Royal Signals Institution, a forum for promoting professional dialogue and recognising technical achievement.

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