The People Behind Rossnet
Independent executive AI advisory, credentialled and operationally grounded.
Dr Joseph Ross
An independent executive adviser with a defence and government background and doctorate in Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence, professional chartership at Fellow level, and operational experience spanning defence, policing, and higher education. Rossnet exists to bring that depth of expertise to organisations that need it most.
Joseph's research and delivery background spans Operational Research and Computational Intelligence (digital twins, multi-objective optimisation), a contract MOD Principal Investigator role in sovereign and edge LLM workflows, and teaching roles from secondary computing through to university lecturing at Plymouth. He also served as Director and Chief Technology and Finance Officer of the South West Cyber Resilience Centre.
Full profile →- PhD — Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence
- CITP FBCS — Chartered Fellow of the BCS
- Executive MBA (in progress) — Quantic / Valar Institute
- BEng (Hons) — Electronic Engineering
- PGCE — Computer Science
- CISMP — Information Security Management
Operational research experience within the Ministry of Defence, the South West Cyber Resilience Centre, and higher education brings real-world credibility to every engagement. See the evidence behind these credentials in the Trust Centre.
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Andie Ross AAT ATT CTA
Company Secretary. A qualified tax adviser, providing financial and company secretarial oversight for Rossnet Consultancy Limited.
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Emma Moss BA MA RITTech MBCS
Associate Consultant, supporting client delivery and research. Currently completing ISO 42001 Lead Implementer certification.
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Steve Shepherd FBCS
Associate. Fellow of BCS, retired Police Sergeant (Devon & Cornwall, 24 years), and former Director of the South West Cyber Resilience Centre. OSINT specialist with the British Army Specialist Reserve, and founder of Inspiring Joe, Rossnet's online safety and cyber resilience partner.
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Rossnet works with a select network of strategic and technology partners — extending the capability and reach of engagements where clients need it most.
Strategic partnership supporting government and large enterprise engagements, bringing complementary programme management and technology delivery expertise.
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Specialist cyber security practice. Rossnet supports ThirtyNine Cyber in areas of AI governance and AI-related cyber risk, drawing on complementary expertise across both practices.
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Online Safety, Cyber Resilience, and OSINT consultancy with a track record spanning the UK Safer Internet Centre, Home Office, British Army, and Devon and Cornwall Police.
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Cloud email security and Microsoft 365 protection — advanced threat filtering, compliance archiving, and email continuity for organisations of all sizes.
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Cyber resilience and security solutions supporting organisations in managing technical risk and maintaining defensible security postures.
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Microsoft Cloud AI Partner — enabling access to Microsoft's AI and cloud portfolio as part of broader governance and transformation engagements.
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Cloud security distribution partner, supporting the delivery of security solutions across the Rossnet client base.
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Publicly-funded and academic research is conducted through Rossnet Research Centre Limited, an independent, asset-locked not-for-profit — a distinct entity from Rossnet Consultancy Limited, with no commingling of content, branding, or services between the two.
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