The Board
Janet attended school in Uganda and graduated in engineering from Girton College, Cambridge University. She has spent the last three decades with Cadence Design Systems, a worldwide software business for electronic systems design. Always operating at the leading edge of technology, recently including innovative 5G and AI enabled systems, she held a wide range of management positions from engineering through customer support to strategic sales, international key account management and ecosystem collaboration.
Janet has also been active in enabling early-stage technology start-ups to grow their businesses. She actively supports career progression for women in engineering, providing mentoring up to senior director level.
Janet is Chair of Mach42 and Chair of Quantum Dice. Janet is also a member of the Semiconductor Advisory Panel.
Janet was awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours 2025 for services to quantum hardware and cybersecurity.
