Albert Hitchcock - COO and CTO, Pearson plc

What's your proudest work-related achievement of the last 12 months?

Launching our new microservices and AI-enabled cloud platform for learning.

What's the number one skill today's IT leaders need?

Digital transformation and change leadership.

How many people work in IT in your organisation?

5,000.

What's your top priority for the next 12 months?

Driving change and business transformation.

What's your annual IT budget?

£600m.