Purple Frog CEO Alex Whittles Named in the CIO 100 2026

We’re delighted to share that Alex Whittles, CEO and Founder of Purple Frog Data, has been recognised in the CIO 100 Awards 2026.

The CIO 100 celebrates technology leaders from across the UK who are driving innovation, delivering change and demonstrating the impact technology can have on organisations and the people within them.

For Alex, the recognition reflects a career spent helping organisations get more value from their data and technology, while building and leading the team here at Purple Frog.

Since founding Purple Frog, Alex has remained passionate about solving real business challenges with data. That means looking beyond technology for technology’s sake and focusing on how the right combination of people, strategy and technical expertise can make a genuine difference.

That approach has helped shape Purple Frog as we’ve grown across data, analytics and AI, supporting organisations with everything from their data foundations and Microsoft Fabric to Power BI and practical applications of artificial intelligence.

Alex is also a Microsoft MVP, regularly sharing his knowledge and experience with the wider Microsoft data community through conferences, user groups and technical sessions. Whether he’s speaking on stage, supporting the Purple Frog team or discussing the latest developments in the data world, sharing knowledge has always been an important part of his approach.

Being included in the CIO 100 2026 is brilliant recognition of that contribution and the leadership behind Purple Frog’s continued growth.

We’re incredibly proud to see Alex included among this year’s recognised technology leaders.

Find out more about the CIO 100 Awards 2026

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