About Mr. Robert Hayes

Robert Hayes is a Senior Fellow of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments; a small group established to give high level support and advice to governments on the threats and opportunities posed by emerging technologies.

Robert has over thirty years experience working for the UK Government in senior positions in the law enforcement, security and intelligence community; he has also been a Senior Civil Servant in two UK Government Departments.

Prior to joining Microsoft he was Head of the UK National Technical Assistance Centre (NTAC) and previously was Head of the UK National Specialist Law Enforcement Centre (NSLEC).

Robert holds a B.Sc. in Psychology and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society.