Published by Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza González
11/12/2012
Gavin has a unique background in business, technology, science and media. Leading projects with organisations as diverse as the UK Government, Google, BBC, Shell and Unicef, he has broad and deep knowledge of how data can change the world, and has been building technology-platform businesses for over a decade. He is the founding-CEO of The Open Data Institute, a world-first created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Prof. Nigel Shadbolt to unlock the value in open data. He created AMEE in 2006, raising over $10m from world-class venture investors including O’Reilly, USV, and Amadeus. AMEE organises the world’s environmental data, standards, and calculations into a simple web-service. It works with governments, multi-nationals, SME’s, universities, and individuals to help th...