MI6 appoints technology chief as first female leader

Her appointment comes amid deep parliamentary concern that there is “£3 billion of public money being spent for which there is no oversight capability.”

By Edward Targett

Updated Jun 16, 2025 10:12 AM / Published Jun 16, 2025 8:59 AM 3 min read

MI6 appoints technology chief as first female leader — Blaise Metreweli. Image credit: MI6

MI6 technology chief Blaise Metreweli has been named by the Prime Minister as its 18th director and the first woman to hold the role.

Career intelligence officer Metreweli, 47, is currently Director General "Q", responsible for technology and innovation in MI6, said the government.

Welcoming her to the role Sunday, MI6’s outgoing Chief, Sir Richard Moore described her as “one of our foremost thinkers on technology.”

Her appointment comes as technology becomes ever-more central to the intelligence community. (CIA CIO La’Naia Jones said in 2024 that the agency was moving from “a kinetic to a cybersecurity" mission. )

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Edward Targett

Ed is a co-founder of The Stack. He previously edited Computer Business Review. He has also covered energy markets. He started his journalism career on local papers. He left school at 15 and has made a living asking "but why?" ever since.