Founders
Roland and Jennifer Perry founded The E-Victims Organisation, CIC. Like other social entrepreneurs, they simply saw there was a problem that they could help solve. They formed an independent, not-for-profit Community Interest Company. In January 2008 the company launched the first websited dedicated to helping victims of e-crime and other online incidents.
Roland Perry, MA
Roland has worked extensively in the area of Internet policy. He was the Director of Public Policy for the London Internet Exchange (LINX) for many years, until he became an independent consultant. Roland has meet regularly with officials, Members of Parliament and Ministers on a wide range of Internet related issues and he is often asked to participate in worldwide conferences on Internet and Cybercrime issues.
Organisations Roland has worked with include:
Internet Crime Forum - Current Industry Vice Chairman, chaired the Critical National Infrastructure and Data Retention subgroups. Spokesperson.G8 High-tech crime meetings - lead the UK Industry delegation to three consecutive meetings in Paris, Berlin and Tokyo.
EURIM - eCrime Working Group
Home Secretary's Task Force for Child Protection on the Internet - chaired the unsolicited email group, special interests include: police training, public awareness, and industry codes of conduct.
Internet Watch Foundation - Board Member, Funding Council and Technical Advisory Panel member.
Telecommunications and other Groups : member of ACSP, the Association of Communication Services Providers, on both the NICC and the joint Oftel/Industry working group which created the Telecoms Ombudsman (Otelo).
Government's Emergency Telecoms Committee co-ordinating contingency plans for Civil and National Emergencies.
EuroISPA - Council Member, and member of many of ISPA UK's working groups on Data Protection, Law Enforcement and Content Liability issues.
Internet User Privacy Forum - a LINX initiative to bring together Civil Liberties groups and ISPs.
Prior to regulatory work Roland was successful in developing consumer technology for the computer industry and later the Internet. In these roles, Roland’s key objective was to create product designs that were accessible, easy to use for consumers and affordable.
- Transaction TV plc - Director of User Equipment
- Compulink Information Exchange (CIX) - Managing Director
- UK Online Ltd (now part of Easynet) - Director of Business Development
- AMSTRAD plc - Group Technology Consultant
Jennifer Perry, BA
Jennifer is an American with a BA in advertising and minors in pr and marketing. She is a strong communicator who makes complicated information easy for consumers - often by using innovative approaches.
Jennifer was a senior marketing manager in the computer industry with Amstrad, Commodore, and Siemens Nixdorf. Then she moved to the emerging Internet industry as the Marketing Director for UK Online and Compulink.
She has worked in technology for 20 years, but it's her technical understanding that makes her a successful marketing person. She is able to explain the benefits of the latest technology to any audience. She also has a fresh, strategic approach to marketing and communications that clients admire.
The last 10 years Jennifer has been an independent consultant. She has had the pleasure to work with a variety of large and small companies including: Lloyds of London, Internet Watch Foundation, United Media, Segmentis, Think Technology, Okupi, Arts Alliance, DisplayMate, Digital Mail, Cyrix, CompuServe, Netlink, Kids Out Online, Radio Luxembourg, Bibliomania.com, EON (Entertainment Online) and several others.