Independent AI & Tech Policy ConsultantPartnership on AI
Ollie was the founding Executive Director of the UK government's AI governance advisory body, the Centre for Data Ethics & Innovation (CDEI - now known as the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit).
Before the CDEI, Ollie held a number of senior policy roles focused on technology, digital and data, including Deputy Director for Technology Policy in DCMS (now DSIT) where he was responsible a cross-government programme of work to develop the norms and rules for the online world. Ollie also served as head of policy for the Government Digital Service and led the UK’s world-leading Open Data programme from the Cabinet Office. Ollie began his civil service career in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, serving under Prime Ministers David Cameron and Gordon Brown.
Ollie now works as an independent advisor on responsible AI and public policy, working with clients in civil society and international organisations including Partnership on AI, NATO and the Omidyar Group.