John Fitzpatrick in

John Fitzpatrick

Login to view DISC.
Director for Digital at Government Digital Service
📍 United Kingdom

John Fitzpatrick is an experienced Senior Civil Servant and the Director for Digital at the Government Digital Service. He specializes in delivering large, complex digital transformation projects across major UK departments like the Ministry of Defence. He is a graduate of the University of Oxfords Major Project Leadership Academy.

He is passionate about the human side of transformation, emphasizing people-centric change and process improvement over a sole focus on technology. John actively engages in mentoring the next generation of civil service leaders and encourages a culture of curiosity and continuous learning to empower colleagues.

Unique fact: He began his career as a college dropout in a benefits office and later left the civil service to start his own business before returning to a leadership role.

Read the full overview →
Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Director for Digital
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics John cares about

Public Sector Digitalization
He has a long history of leading digital transformation and service improvement initiatives across the UK's Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office, and Department for Work and Pensions.
Human-Centered Change
He publicly questions whether transformation efforts are truly people-and-process centered versus being overly focused on procurement and implementing new tools.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

10-2024
Director for Digital
Government Digital Service
8-2022
High Risk Reviewer
Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA)
1-2024 - 10-2024
Transformation Director
Cabinet Office
5-2021 - 1-2024
Senior Responsible Owner GMPP Programme
UK Ministry of Defence
3-2020 - 1-2024
Director for Digital Enablement (Senior Civil Servant)
UK Ministry of Defence
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
Postgraduate Certificate
Teesside University
6-2021 - 6-2023
Major Project Leadership Academy
University of Oxford
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

Other Government Digital Service Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to John. Free, 10 seconds.