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Clare Blackburn

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Head of Digital Governance & Transformation at The Football Association
📍 Wembley, England, United Kingdom

Clare Blackburn is the Head of Digital Governance & Transformation at The Football Association, with a background as Group IS Director at United Biscuits. A graduate of the University of York, she is skilled in change management, programme delivery, and budgeting within the sports and manufacturing industries.

Clare is passionate about driving diversity in football and technology, actively participating in events like WeAreTechFestival. She follows emerging trends, showing a keen interest in agentic AI and its applications in sport by attending industry conferences such as Cognizants Discovery 2025.

She holds a degree in History from the University of York.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Digital Governance & Transformation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Wembley, England, United Kingdom
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Digital Transformation
Her current title is Head of Digital Governance & Transformation, making this a central focus of her role at The Football Association.
Diversity in Football
Attended and promoted the #WeAreTechFestival with colleagues to help drive diversity within football.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Head of Digital Governance & Transformation
The Football Association
5-2016 - 7-2022
Head of Delivery Management (Digital Technology)
The Football Association
7-2014 - 5-2016
Business Consultant
Self-Employed
8-2004 - 4-2006
Group IS Director
United Biscuits
4-1999 - 8-2004
Head Of Application Development
United Biscuits
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Education
1986 - 1989
History
University of York
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Wanstead High School
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