Prominent members of the company include Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, Sherry Coutu, Bill Gates, Tom Ilube, Mike Lynch, Ken Olisa, David Wootton, Dame Stephanie Shirley CH and several past Presidents of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, including Dame Stephanie.

The company has a significant charitable and educational programme which uses the expertise, resources and networks of its members, and it is also involved in a range of activities to promote the information technology profession.

[citation needed] The company works with a wide range of non-profit organisations with the aim of helping them to gain the maximum benefit from their IT.

Currently, the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists has a partnership with Lilian Baylis Technology School in Lambeth.

The company is affiliated with the Royal Corps of Signals, the Joint Forces Cyber Group and HMS Collingwood.