The 50 most influential women in UK IT 2016

Clare McDonald, Business Editor

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50. Sarah Burnett, vice-president, Everest Group; deputy chair, BCSWomen

Sarah Burnett is an analyst in information technology services and business process outsourcing. Vice-president at Everest Group, Burnett uses her skills to lead the group on global service delivery automation research and European practice across its global services research areas. Before joining Everest Group, she was vice-president of research at Nelson Hall, covering areas such as infrastructure ITO, cloud and government BPO. Burnett is deputy chair of BCSWomen.

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