Kathryn Parsons

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Kathryn Parsons MBE (born 1982) is a British tech entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and co-CEO of Decoded, a London-based tech startup.[1]

Kathryn Parsons
Parsons in 2014
Born
Kathryn Parsons

1982 (age 41–42)
Highgate, London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationBA Classics, Downing College, Cambridge
OccupationCo-ceo of decoded
Years active2011—present

Education[change | change source]

Parsons studied classical languages, literatures, and linguistics at Downing College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in Classics.[1][2]

Career[change | change source]

Parsons began her career at UK head of channel planning for advertising agency Ogilvy. She co-founded an advertising agency, Scarlett Mark, which applied digital technology to branding; one of its notable brands was the virtual/real-world character "Cherry Girl" for MTV.[3][4][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Parsons the codebreaker makes it plain | TechCityinsider.net". archive.is. 2015-12-22. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cutruzzula, Kara. "Kathryn Parsons Founder Decoded - Interview 2013". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. "Meet The Fifty Most Inspiring Women In European Tech - Inspiring fifty". web.archive.org. 2015-09-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2021-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Why The Co-Founder Of A Tech Company Had A Three-Month Email Detox". HuffPost UK. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2021-07-05.