Ian Lewis is the Director of the University of Cambridge Computing Service

University of Cambridge Computing Service

The University of Cambridge Computing Service provides computing facilities across the University of Cambridge. It is located primarily on the New Museums Site, Free School Lane, in the centre of Cambridge, England....

 2005-.

Educated at Queen Mary College, London

Queen Mary, University of London

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 and awarded a PhD at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory

University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory

The Computer Laboratory is the computer science department of the University of Cambridge. As of 2007, it employs 35 academic staff, 25 support staff, 35 affiliated research staff, and about 155 research students...

, he went on to become Global CIO for Investment Banking

Investment banking

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 at Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch

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 before returning to the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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. He is also a member of the boards of JANET(UK)

JANET(UK)

JANET is the trading name for the JNT Association, which since 1994 has had responsibility for the management of the United Kingdom’s Higher Education networking programme. It manages the operation and development of the JANET network, which links the UK’s education and research organisations to...

 and Computacenter

Computacenter

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He lived in New York City

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, USA

United States

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 for 10 years, including the extended period of recovery of the World Financial Center

World Financial Center

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 associated with the September 11 attacks.

In 2008 he was appointed an Honorary Commander of the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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