Sawan Joshi

Part of the IT Leaders 100 - a list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK in 2026.

Sawan is a risk management leader with 20+ years of experience delivering enterprise-wide business transformation. He has a proven track record of reshaping organisational approaches to privacy, cyber security, AI governance, quality improvement, and technology architecture while leading acquisitions, system migrations, modernisation, and consolidation efforts to support sustained growth across diverse industries.

Sawan is also the founder of EasyGRC.co.uk - a cutting-edge white label risk management platform for everyone, free to charities in England & Wales – and the author of "The InfoSec Career Resilience Guide”, on building a strong resilient career during economic turbulence.

What's the most exciting part of your current role?

Continuous improvement, finding ways to adapt to the challenging economy but still produce return on investment results along with great collaborations and working with fantastic people.

What do you do in week one of a new project to avoid pain in month six?

Plan ahead: plan for when things go wrong and when things go right.

What’s the part of your estate you most want to simplify in 2026?

Infrastructure.

Excluding smartphones, what piece of technology could you not live without and why?

My e-ink notetaker (reMarkable) and my Claude AI companion (a modern dictaphone).

What excites you most about the future of IT?

AI and what we are all going to do with it.

What talent are you quietly proud of that would never show up on LinkedIn?

My ability to find value, benefit or a way forward in the most challenging situations.

What’s your most-used keyboard shortcut or command that you wish everyone knew?

I am sure they know it, but its control-c and control-v. I know it’s not special but it’s useful and better then right click and paste.