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The Boardroom · Governance & Advisory

Better questions. Braver decisions.

As a Board Member and strategic adviser, I help organisations navigate growth, innovation and transformation, bringing experience across technology, education, government and business to the table.

Marika Bee
Currently available for Non-Executive Director Advisory Board Public Appointments

Experience built alongside

UN Women Tech Nation Rising Stars Digital Skills Partnership West Midlands Tech Talent Charter Silicon Canal Edgbaston Foundation
The Background

A board-level perspective.

1M+
Learners reached through national digital skills programmes
£7M+
Secured for workforce development & AI initiatives
Microsoft · Meta · PwC · OpenAI
Partner ecosystems built across industry, government & education
“A multifaceted technology leader who pairs strategic thinking with the rare gift of making emerging technology accessible and relevant to any audience.”
Oyinkansola Adebayo · CEO, Niyo Enterprise · Board Member

I've always been fascinated by the spaces in between. Between creativity and commerce. Between technology and humanity. Between potential and opportunity.

My journey hasn't been linear, and I wouldn't want it any other way. I started out as a singer-songwriter and performer, learning first-hand what it takes to build an audience and hold a room. That same instinct for connection took me into media, technology, education and government, where I unlocked deeper levels of creativity: bringing unlikely people and ideas together to build the partnerships and structures that move things forward.

My strategic approach to business, combined with my instinct for creativity, has led me to build a successful partner ecosystem spanning Microsoft, Meta, PwC, OpenAI and more. Across government and education, I've led national digital skills programmes reaching over a million learners and secured £7M+ in funding for workforce development and artificial intelligence initiatives, boosting local and national economic growth and productivity at scale.

Throughout my career I've convened boards, led advisory and steering groups, and established governance frameworks. I trained in corporate governance through the Effective Board Member programme delivered by Karl George. Today I advise on inclusion within UK AI and data, support the Black Voices in AI initiative to inform policy and research at a grassroots level, and am a proud member of the Birmingham Lunar Society.

I bring strategic and systems thinking, creative insight, and genuine experience on both sides of the camera. I'm especially drawn to boards thinking hard about how to stay culturally relevant, commercially sound and socially useful, all at once.

Areas of board interest
Public Service BroadcastingMedia & CultureTechnology & AIEducation & SkillsWorkforce DevelopmentDiversity & InclusionEconomic DevelopmentSocial Impact
Where I Add Value

Experience the board can draw on.

i.

Technology & AI

A practical read on emerging technology, AI adoption and digital transformation, and what it means for strategy and risk.

ii.

Growth & Partnerships

Strategic partnerships, ecosystem development and new routes to growth across sectors.

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Public & Government

Experience across government, education and the public sector, and the realities of delivery within them.

iv.

Future of Work & Skills

Workforce strategy, future skills and digital inclusion at organisational and regional scale.

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Innovation & Strategy

Turning ambition into practical, measurable action, and challenging plans before they reach the market.

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Culture & Inclusion

A human-centred lens on leadership, culture and the people any transformation depends on.

Appointments

The kinds of seats I take.

Open to a small number of the right opportunities each year, where I can genuinely move the needle.

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Non-Executive Director

Independent challenge and strategic oversight for boards navigating growth, technology and transformation.

NED
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Advisory Board Member

Focused counsel on innovation, AI adoption, partnerships and future-of-work strategy.

Advisory
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Public Appointments

Contribution to public bodies and committees across technology, skills and economic growth.

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