Heather Cover-Kus is techUK’s Associate Director, Central Government & Education.

She works to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government, encouraging effective market engagement between suppliers and buyers, and supporting the transformational power of tech in public service delivery. She is a big advocate for appropriate and meaningful social value in public procurement.

Prior to joining techUK in April 2022 as Head of Central Government Programme, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.

Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.

Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.