Stuart Coleman

Director , The Open Data Institute

The Open Data Institute

London, United Kingdom

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Leads diverse teams delivering data/AI solutions. Oxford AI graduate. Tech growth champion, founder. UK Gov Future Skills adviser. Team sports advocate, father.

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The Open Data Institute

The Open Data Institute

Research organisation

London, United Kingdom

The ODI was founded in 2012 by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Nigel Shadbolt, placing us at the heart of the data economy. Our primary mission is to foster transparency, accountability, and innovation through data. We are independent of government, non-partisan and non-profit, making us the trusted delivery partner for corporate, public, and civil society organisations. We are funded through our market-leading commercial activities, and grants from philanthropic and government bodies worldwide. We work to advance trust in data by providing training, consultancy services, tools and guides - all designed to enable organisations to become more confident and capable in their stewardship and use of data. For more than ten years, we have conducted world-class research with the guidance of our founders, building an extensive body of knowledge and expertise on which to build our professional practice.
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About me

Leads a multi disciplinary team delivering strategy, governance and responsible data and AI solutions to a diverse range of international clients spanning governments, regulators, the tech sector, industry and global philanthropy. Bring almost three decades of experience in publicly listed and venture backed high growth technology organisations and an entrepreneurial approach having founded and run a data science and education practice 2015 - 2022. Worked with No10 Policy Unit in 2014 to conceive the UK's Open Banking policy regulation, in 2024 completed a postgraduate degree in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford receiving a distinction in my thesis looking at the opportunity to apply machine learning to improve data quality. March 2025 appointed to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Skills Council to help tackle the UK skills gap. Outside of work competes for GBR age group in cycling and have campaigned to (almost - soon to be approved!) bring open water swimming to my local lake having co-founded 'www.swimbledon.co,uk'. Husband and father to daughters.

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HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-13: Fostering Innovative and Compliant Data Ecosystems HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04: Assessment methodologies for General Purpose AI capabilities and risksHORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-02: Empowering AI/generative AI along the Cognitive Computing continuu