Photo gallery: Top 25 Most Influential Women in UK IT 2014

Debbie Forster is UK managing director at Apps for Good, an education and technology charity, overseeing business and daily operations. Apps for Good is an innovative course which teaches young people to create apps that change their world. She also serves as CDI Europe's lead expert on education, public sector and policy. 

Forster has 20 years of educational experience, 13 of which were in leadership roles, including serving as headteacher of a mixed comprehensive school. At e-skills UK, she led on education policy and strategic engagement, working with employers, educators and policy-makers in the technology sector.