Simon Hutchinson is Head of Assured Organisational Connectivity (AOC) for the Secure Research Service at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and this is his second role in the organisation, having previously worked on the successful 2021 Census. Before ONS he worked for 20 years in the retail sector, using technology to deliver customer and business facing omni-channel and operational services, for companies including ASDA, Mothercare and B&Q. In his spare time, he’s a keen paddleboarder and podcaster.