Katy Deacon

Katy is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and has 25 years of engineering experience, working in aircraft maintenance, electrical building services, renewable energy, information governance and cyber security. She now runs her own business, helping engineers understand the importance of inclusive engineering design. Katy has been a wheelchair user since 2012 and brings this lived experience to her role as a trustee of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and the chair of the IET’s EDI Board. As a Royal Academy Visiting Professor, Katy will bring this understanding of inclusive engineering design and help integrate it into HE engineering curriculum ensuring graduate engineers consider inclusive engineering in their practice.