Sasha Burgoyne

Sasha is committed to improving diversity in the tech industry and in 2019 founded TechSwitch, Softwire’s programme to provide a free and accessible route into software development.

She has overseen the expansion of the team and pursued opportunities for partnerships with organisations such as She Can Code, Girls on Track and Career Returners. In 2023 she won Advocate of the Year at the Women in IT Awards, while the TechSwitch programme itself has also won multiple awards.

Prior to setting up TechSwitch, Sasha was a Delivery Lead at Softwire, working on projects for various clients including the BBC, DHSC and Vivacity while acting as Softwire’s DEI Advocate.

In her spare time, Sasha enjoys crocheting and her most recent creation was a toy hamster.