Digital Economy

Edward leads the Digital Economy programme at techUK, which includes scale-up and entrepreneurship policy, industrial policy, innovation and tech adoption. He also leads techUK's policy development process around major fiscal events such as the Autumn Budget, working closely with teams across the organisation. Prior to joining techUK in 2024, he worked as a DCMS civil servant covering parliamentary process, and spent a time as a public affairs consultant.

Tom McGee is Associate Director for Digital Economy, with a particular focus on techUK’s Digital Economy workstream and Nations & Regions programme. Tom joined techUK in 2026 from the OECD’s Science, Technology & Innovation Directorate, where he specialised in semiconductors policy, providing analysis and recommendations on industrial policy and supply chain resilience to the OECD’s member countries and partner economies. Tom also has considerable experience in the UK Civil Service, as a Senior Policy Advisor (at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Cabinet Office) and Ministerial Private Secretary (Department for Education). Tom holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University, where his studies were generously funded by the Knox Memorial Fellowship. His Master’s thesis – on AI chips and industrial policy – was awarded the Harvard Kennedy School’s top prize for outstanding policy analysis. Tom also holds a BA from the University of Cambridge.