Hinesh Mehta
Head of Cyber and Innovation,
The Cyber Resilience Centre for West Midlands
Hinesh has been a police officer for over 16 years, most recently the Detective Inspector for the Regional Cyber Crime Unit. The majority of his service has been spent as a detective in various departments, including murder investigation and he started the country’s first Digital Media Investigator Unit.
He has specialised in exploiting technology to assist in the most serious of crimes including murder and kidnap. Hinesh has been heavily involved with shaping the police response to cybercrime in establishing four new teams.
With a wealth of experience, he is currently trying to increase the skill set of the force and is working to prevent organisations from becoming victims of cybercrime.