The ODI team

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, an internet-based hypermedia initiative for global information sharing in 1989. He is the President and co-founder of the ODI.

Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt is an AI expert who is Principal of Jesus College Oxford and Executive Chair and Co-Founder of the Open Data Institute.

Anna Mazzone is a non-executive director for The ODI (Open Data Institute) and also leads the Risk & ESG Business in EMEA for ServiceNow.

Rob has created the legal infrastructure necessary to enable the launch and expansion of the ODI.

Justine Roberts CBE is Founder and CEO of Mumsnet, an online community of parents sharing advice, support and product recommendations with around eight million monthly users

Roger has been a non-executive director of the ODI since 2012. He is an academic and public servant and the co-author (with Sir Nigel Shadbolt) of The Digital Ape: How to Live (in Peace) with Smart Machines.

Louise is the Open Data Institute's Chief Executive Officer.

Emma is the Director of Global Policy and Corporate Affairs.

Stuart is the Director of Learning and Consultancy at the ODI

Elena Simperl is the Director of Research at the ODI and a Professor of Computer Science at King’s College London.

Kay is a Data Trainer on the ODI's Learning Team.

Howard Askew is a Senior Data Technologist at the ODI, with a focus on data engineering and data science.

Christine Bajwa is the HR and Recruitment Coordinator at the ODI

Matthew is Resourcing and Delivery Coordinator in the Delivery Team at the ODI

Thomas works within the Research team exploring data governance practices throughout the AI data lifecycle.

Tim Corby is the Engagement Consultant for the OpenActive initiative

Josh is Head of Consultancy at the ODI

Orsola is Head of Product and Innovation at the ODI

David is Head of Communications at the ODI

Siobhan is the team coordinator for ODI Learning. She runs the day to day platform administration for all the courses and is the main contact for students. Before joining ODI Learning, she spent 4 years at ODI HQ in the Business Support team.

Ed is a Senior Consultant at the ODI

Gavin is a freelance consultant working on data policy, research and advocacy. Gavin is stewarding the ODI’s Policy Team until a new Head of Policy is appointed.

Elea is a Senior Consultant and member of the delivery team at the ODI.

Calum Inverarity is a Senior Researcher at the ODI

Jhilla is a Business Development Consultant at the ODI

Julie is a Senior Project Manager at the ODI

Lucy Knight is and ODI Associate and ODI Registered Trainer who delivers a number of training courses for the ODI. Lucy is an expert in data visualisation, storytelling and prototyping with extensive experience in the public sector.

Resham Kotecha is the Global Head of Policy at the ODI

Tara is a Senior Consultant at the ODI.

Lou is ODI's Multimedia Designer for the Learning Team

Neil conducts both qualitative and quantitative research across the ODI's landscape.

Joe is a Senior Researcher in the R&D team, and is currently focusing on the sustainable data access project.

Kim Michael Sørensen is the ODI’s Head of Corporate Development

Andrew Newman is a Principal Data Specialist at the ODI

Hannah is currently Associate Curator at the ODI, co-directing the Data as Culture art programme

Ben is a Senior Researcher at the ODI.

David is responsible for the direction and quality of the ODI's learning offering

Darren is a Consultant at the ODI

Gefion holds a MSc and PhD in Web Science, and a BA in cultural sciences.

Dave is a Research Associate at the ODI, supporting the policy team on the Data Experimentalism initiative.

Sophia is a Researcher at the ODI

Jesse Wright is a passionate advocate for a Web that empowers individuals by giving them control over their own data.