Avanade is regarded amongst the top three 'most loved workplaces' by Newsweek. Pam Maynard took the helm of the tech giant in late 2019 and within weeks was tasked with navigating the company's 60,000-strong workforce through the COVID-19 crisis and the upheaval following the death of George Floyd. A daughter of Windrush and the "only black girl in the village", Pam's journey from London bedsit to award-winning technology leader is an inspiration to the industry's next generation.