Ethan Thornton

Deputy Director, Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience, Digital Infrastructure Directorate

Ethan is a Senior Civil Servant in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He leads a team responsible for developing the UK’s policy on the security and resilience of the data infrastructure sector, particularly data centres, as well as how Government can support growth of the sector.

Prior to this role, he has a decade of experience in the Civil Service, firstly as an economist undertaking analysis of Government policy, and then helping to lead the development and running of the UK’s investment security process under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.