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Martin Clements is a mentor at Creative Destruction Labs.

Martin Clements retired in 2016 after a long career in the British Government, working primarily in the National Security Sector. Originally trained in computer and natural sciences, after twenty years in front-line operations, in Europe, South Asia and the Middle East, from 2006 Martin took on a series of prominent leadership positions, building offensive and defensive capabilities for HMG, combining traditional techniques and skills with emerging innovations, especially in the fields of mobile, cyber and data. He became an experienced executive and non-executive member of the top governance in his field, leaving the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from his final position of Director General for Technology and Transformation.

Post-retirement, Martin is a Senior Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, which is the UK national institute for data science as well as Visiting Professor at University College London with a special interest in cyber and terrorism crime reduction. He is Senior Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Credit Suisse Group as well as non-executive Chairman and Director at several other businesses.