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TechFinitive’s Journalists, Writers and Contributors

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Tim Danton

Tim has worked in IT publishing since the days when all PCs were beige and is editor-in-chief of the UK’s PC Pro magazine. He has been writing about hardware for TechFinitive since 2023.

Victoria Woollaston

Victoria Woollaston is a freelance science and technology journalist with more than a decade’s experience writing for Wired UK, Alphr, Expert Reviews, TechRadar, Shortlist and the Sunday Times. She has written about customer experience, innovation and collaboration for TechFinitive since 2023.

Barry Collins

Barry has 20 years of experience working on national newspapers, websites and magazines. He was editor of PC Pro and is co-editor and co-owner of BigTechQuestion.com. He has published a number of articles on TechFinitive covering data, innovation and cybersecurity.

Davey Winder

With four decades of experience, Davey is one of the UK’s most respected cybersecurity writers and a contributing editor to PC Pro magazine. He is also a senior contributor at Forbes. You can find him at TechFinitive covering all things cybersecurity.

James O’Malley

James O’Malley is a freelance politics and technology writer, journalist, commentator and broadcaster. He has written for Wired, Politico and The New Statesman and was editor of Gizmodo UK. He has also written a number of articles about cutting-edge of technology for TechFinitive.com.

Richard Knightwell

Richard is a former CNET writer who had a ringside seat at the very first iPhone announcement but soon found himself steeped in the world of cinema. He’s now part of a two-person content agency, Rockstar Copy, and covers technology with a cinematic angle for TechFinitive.com

Aimee Chanthadavong

Aimee Chanthadavong has been a journalist, editor and content producer for more than a decade. During that time she's covered enterprise technology for premium websites such as ZDNet and InnovationAus as well as food and travel for Broadsheet and SBS.

Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer, editor, reviewer and journalist based in London. He has written for The New Statesment, Wired, CNET amongst others.

Alea Ladaga

Alea has been working in the startup scene for almost 8 years, having experience in startup events, incubation, program management, and community building. At heart, her work is as an operator/community builder.

Alex Kidman

Alex Kidman is an award-winning Freelance Journalist, based in Australia. In a career spanning more than 25 years, he's been an editor at CNET, Gizmodo, Finder, PC Mag Australia and APCMag. He's the co-host of Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News, a podcast breaking down the big tech stories of the week.

Brian Stone

Brian Stone is a tech and sports journalist, with experience writing for print and online. His work can be found across publications such Bank Automation News and TechRepublic.com

Carly Page

Carly is a freelance technology journalist and editor with a long string of credits to her name. Her bylines include Forbes, IT Pro, The Metro, Stuff, TechCrunch , TechRadar, TES, Uswitch and WIRED. She has written about collaboration and innovation for TechFinitive.

Charles Radclyffe

Charles is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of EthicsGrade, a specialist in the environmental, social and governance risks of technology companies - and the tech risks of everyone else. He has written about innovation for TechFinitive.com

Christopher Phin

Christopher Phin has been unhealthily obsessed with technology since audio cassettes were the cutting-edge way to distribute apps. He has maintained that obsession through to his professional life; he currently works as an executive producer and creative director for podcasts. At TechFinitive he can often be found writing about collaboration.

Claire Reilly

Claire Reilly is an award-winning technology commentator and video host based in San Francisco. She worked for almost a decade at CNET where she hosted the Webby Award-winning series "Hacking the Apocalypse" and "Making Space: The Female Frontier."

Dan Ilett

Dan Ilett is a former business and tech journalist (FT, Economist Group, Daily Telegraph, CNET) and founder of Greenbang and Coindesk. He's writes the The Executive Summary and has contributed to TechFinitive under its Opinions section.

Darien Graham-Smith

Darien is one of the UK's most knowledgeable technical journalists. You will find him in PC Pro magazine, writing reviews for a variety of sites and on guitar with his band The Red Queens. His explainer articles help TechFinitive's audience understand how technology works.

David Artiss

David Artiss works for WordPress VIP as a Customer Success Support Lead (EMEA). He's also a writer on his own blog as well as The Big Tech Question, and a frequent appearance on the PC Pro podcast.

David Wright

David is a tech enthusiast who turned his hobby into a job. A Brit in Germany, he has been working in IT since 1987 as a programmer and an admin.

Eoghan O'Donnell

Eogan was a freelance reporter for TechFinitive.com, covering technology news across hardware, innovation and security. Now based in London, he is proudly Irish and fluent in Gaeilge.

Fraser Campbell

Fraser is a writer, editor and marine biologist, born in the UK but currently in Australia. For TechFinitive.com, he focuses on tech companies that are doing interesting things all around the globe.

Jackson W. Ryan

Jack Ryan is an award-winning science writer and investigative journalist focusing on climate change, space, biotech, health, video games and human beings. He has previously been the science editor at US tech powerhouse CNET.com and a science and tech reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Jacqueline Emigh

Jacqueline Emigh (pronounced “Amy”) has been writing about technology and business for many leading websites for a long time. Lately, she’s looking into topics like hybrid and remote work tech, generative AI (artificial intelligence), and ESG (environmental, social and governance), to name a few.

James Morris

James Morris is one of the UK's foremost experts in workstations. He is also Editor of WhichEV and Pathway Director of MA Interactive Journalism at City, University of London.

James Payne

James Payne is a writer, editor and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience. In addition to writing about all things tech, in his free time James writes adult horror short stories and novels, as well as fantasy novels and fiction for young adults.

Jason Wynn

Microsoft is hard-wired into Jason’s DNA. He is a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, with nearly two decades of experience across everything from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams to Office 365. His day job is Presales Specialist at Carillion.

Jo Best

Jo has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has always been fascinated by emerging technologies and innovation. These days, she's particularly interested in the intersection of technology, science, and human health.

Kent German

Kent German is an award-winning journalist who spent almost two decades at CNET as a senior editor. Kent is based in San Francisco but covers technology all around the world.

KG Orphinades

KG is a security expert, journalist and technical writer who advises small businesses on practical ways to keep safe and helps IT support agencies provide timely guidance to their clients.

Kihara Kimachia

Kihara Kimachia is a seasoned technology writer and journalist with more than 20 years of experience. He's a contributor at TechFinitive where he covers Enterprise technology and has written for publications such as TechRepublic, eSecurity Planet and The Epoch Times.

Lee Grant

Lee is a long-time advocate for sustainability within IT, with a fierce passion for everyone to have a right to repair. In his day job, Lee and his wife Alison run a computer repair shop, Inspiration Computers, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, UK. He's also a contributing editor and podcaster for PC Pro.

Madeline Bennett

Madeline Bennett has been a technology journalist and commentator for 20+ years, covering enterprise applications, diversity and inclusion, sustainability and the digital agenda.

Mark Parvin

Mark has worked with and wrote about computers, video games and consumer tech for more years than he cares to admit.

Maxwell Cooter

Although Max trained to be a programmer, he quickly found his vocation in journalism. He was the founder editor of Cloud Pro, the UK's first dedicated cloud publication and has written for dozens of titles, including The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. At TechFinitive he writes about cloud computing and data.

Max Figgett

Max has written for numerous websites and magazines over the years, including Expert Review and IT Pro.

Michael Dear

Michael has worked for more than 20 years running IT departments, mainly for small to medium insurance firms. His primary interest is focused on security and compliance.

Nicole Kobie

Nicole is a journalist and author who specialises in the future of technology and transport. Her first book is called Green Energy, and she's working on her second, a history of technology. At TechFinitive she frequently writes about innovation and how technology can foster better collaboration.

Owen Lucy

Owen is a journalism student at Bournemouth University, with aspirations to become a sports commentator. He is currently on work experience with TechFinitive.com, looking for ways to squeeze either sport or gaming onto the site.

Ricardo Oliveira

Ricardo Oliveira is a Senior Director at TechFinitive, where he frequently collaborates with TechFinitive's editorial team to write and produce content. He's based in Sydney, Australia.

Rowan Campbell

Rowan is a writer at TechFinitive focusing on technology companies doing interesting things all around the globe.

Sam Northcote

Sam Northcote has been writing about business, finance, and technology with a focus on Asia-Pacific for over a decade. He reported on Chinese markets from Beijing between 2009 and 2012 and has been based in Mumbai, India since 2014. At TechFinitive he often writes about innovation

Sarah Kocianski

Sarah is the CEO of Fintech Wales and a fintech/insurtech strategist with over a decade’s experience in these cutting-edge industries. She advises global organisations and startups alike, from major banks to retailers. Follow her on LinkedIn.

Simon Edwards

Simon is the founder of SE Labs and a Board member of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO). He has penned multiple articles on cybersecurity and frequently contributes to our security section.

Steve Ranger

Steve Ranger is an award-winning journalist who writes about the intersection of tech, business and culture. In the past he was the Editorial Director at ZDNET and before that the Editor of silicon.com

Stuart Andrews

Stuart is one of the UK’s foremost experts on Chromebooks, having tested hundreds of them over the past decade. He has written about technology for 25 years yet still gets that frisson of excitement when a box arrives with something new and shiny inside.

Zara Powell

Zara is a reporter for TechFinitive.com. Based in Sydney, she covers breaking Australian tech news and provides insight into other developments in the Asia-Pacific region.

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