Biography: 
As Account Manager for the ODI, Amanda manages relationships, designs support programmes and strategies, oversees and delivers projects. She manages a wide range of clients; from industry to governments, emerging markets, developed and developing countries. Amanda leads the ODI's work with ARUP, Deutsche Bank, European Commission, Experian, Government of Tanzania, Met Office, Syngenta, Thomson Reuters and World Bank.  
Previously Amanda was the ODI's Community Engagement Manager. Joining in November 2013, Amanda successfully delivered the DaPaaS and OpenDataMonitor projects. She has created open data communities in London, Oslo and Sofia. In 2015, Amanda was the first winner of the Bloomberg Open Technology WISE award, presented to her by HRH Princess Royal. 
Amanda is a criminologist and before joining the ODI she worked in policing and government. Combining her passions of transparency, accountability and engagement with the delivery of effective public services, Amanda worked with police forces throughout the UK to deliver Prime Ministerial commitments to release open crime and justice data. She proudly developed the national crime mapping website and its data site.