Ciaran Martin

Ciaran Liam Martin, CB (born 19 September 1974), is a British professor and former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

In September 2020[1] he was appointed Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

Prior to joining GCHQ, Martin was Constitution Director at the Cabinet Office from 2011, helping to agree the framework for the Scottish independence referendum.

He is a past pupil of Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh, where he was very much seen as an all-rounder, being head-boy, a member of the MacRory Cup Gaelic football squad and keyboard player with indie rock outfit "Some Kind of Wonderful".

[3][4][5] Martin was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to international and global cyber security.