The 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2017
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Amali de Alwis is the CEO for coding education initiative Code First: Girls, which teaches students across university campuses how to code.
De Alwis also acts as a CommonwealthFirst Mentor for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, providing mentorship and encouragement to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Working to align education, skills and employment, De Alwis acted as a commissioner for the Doncaster Education and Skills Commission until 2016, and is an active mentor for many startups.