Paddy McGuinness

Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 27 April 1963) is a former senior British civil servant who now advises businesses and governments globally on their resilience, crisis, technology, data and cyber issues. McGuinness served as the Deputy National Security Adviser for Intelligence, Security, and Resilience in the Cabinet Office, from 2014 to January 2018. Early life Born at Oxford to Professors Rosamond McGuinness and Brian McGuinness, he attended Ampleforth College before going up to Balliol College, Oxford, taking a BA in modern history. He has a sister Catherine McGuinness who chaired the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation (2017–2022). Career in Government service McGuinness joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985. His first overseas posting was as Second Secretary in Sana'a from 1988 to 1991. After that, he served as First Secretary in Abu Dhabi from 1994 to 1996, then as Counsellor in Cairo from 1996 to 1999 and in Rome from 2003 to 2006.