Stephen Lucey joined Becta in May 2000 and now holds the post of Executive Director for Strategic Technologies. Dr Lucey graduated in Life Sciences from Imperial College, University of London, in 1979 and was awarded a PhD in 1984 for his research work on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Dr Lucey has specialised in the application of Information Technology and Information Systems to real world problems. He has been responsible for the strategic development and management of high performance, national IT networks to support scientific research organisations sponsored by the Biological Sciences and the Biotechnology Research Council and the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Food. Dr Lucey has developed an international reputation for his work on user centred decision support systems.