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class="description"> Meet the Open Knowledge Foundation's global team. </div> </div> </section>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <p>We work as an <strong>agile organisation</strong> of 15-20 experts distributed across the world, combining foundation work and services. Today, most of our staff is from the Global South and 100% of our leadership team is made up of women.</p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h1"> <a id="leadership"> <p>Team</p> </a> </h1> </div>  <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="renata-avila"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/renata.png" alt="Renata Ávila"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Renata Ávila</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">CEO</span> <a href="mailto:renata.avila@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> renata.avila@okfn.org </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/avilarenata" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @avilarenata </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Renata Avila is an international human rights and technology lawyer and openness advocate. She is helping individuals and organisations access and use data to take action on the most pressing social problems, as well as preserving and enhancing human rights through open standards, policy and advocacy. In her previous practice, focused in strategic litigation for access to information and access to justice, she represented high profile human rights advocates, including Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchu Tum. A former fellow and affiliate of the Stanford Institute of Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence, she is currently associated with the Center for Internet and Society at CNRS, France. She participates on the boards of several organisations, including Open Future, the Center for the Advancement of Infrastructural Imagination and the Just Net Coalition. She co-founded the <A+> Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms and the Progressive International. She has co-authored two books and contributed chapters to several others, and regularly contributes to different publications in English and Spanish.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="cassandra-woolford"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/cassandra.png" alt="Cassandra Woolford"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Cassandra Woolford</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Director of Operations and Finance</span> <a href="mailto:cassandra.woolford@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> cassandra.woolford@okfn.org </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Cassandra's background is in finance where she has over 25 years experience. Cassandra is responsible for the organisation’s operational and financial management. She supports the team to deliver the mission, vision and strategic objectives of the organisation. She is passionate about finance, spreadsheets and knowledge sharing as well as transparency. At the weekend you will find her in the great outdoors, trailing through forests and absorbing the scenery of the local mountain range.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="patricio-del-boca"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/patricio.png" alt="Patricio Del Boca"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Patricio Del Boca</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Tech Lead and Open Activist</span> <a href="mailto:patricio.delboca@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> patricio.delboca@okfn.org </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pdelboca" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @pdelboca </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Patricio is an Information Systems Engineer with more than 10 years of experience both in the private sector and NGOs. He has also been an activist of the open movement since a young age. He likes to collaborate with different communities to disseminate technical knowledge and participate as a speaker in events to spread the importance of more simple technologies. He loves programming and is always exploring new projects and tools.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="sara-petti"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/sara.png" alt="Sara Petti"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Sara Petti</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">International Network Lead, Project & Community Manager</span> <a href="mailto:sara.petti@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> sara.petti@okfn.org </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sape_BY" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @Sape_BY </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Sara works with communities. She leads the Open Knowledge Network and manages the Frictionless Data community as well as being its project manager. Sara has previously worked in EU policy research, advocacy, and communications. She has managed projects on digital education with schools and public libraries from all across Europe. Sara is an enthusiast of the open movement and strongly believes in removing barriers and opening knowledge as a means of empowering citizens and fostering democracy. She has studied comparative literature and political science, and is currently based in Bologna, Italy. She speaks English, French, Italian, and German.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="lucas-pretti"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/lucas.png" alt="Lucas Pretti"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Lucas Pretti</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Communications, Institutional Relations & Advocacy Director</span> <a href="https://pretti-et.al" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/link.svg"> https://pretti-et.al </a> <a href="mailto:lucas.pretti@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> lucas.pretti@okfn.org </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Lucas is a journalist, researcher, openness advocate and digital activist who is passionate about promoting the adoption of open standards, building open infrastructure for communities, and forming broad coalitions to drive systemic change. For the last 18 years, he has been part of a wide range of commons-based initiatives fighting for power distribution and people's participation in decision-making. Currently a PhD candidate in the Autonomous University of Madrid, his scholarly focus is on tracking and promoting commons-based practices among activist collectives, with particular attention to horizontal governance models and emerging organisational aesthetics from the Global South.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="andres-vazquez-flexes"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/andres.png" alt="Andrés Vázquez Flexes"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Andrés Vázquez Flexes</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Software Developer</span> <a href="https://andresvazquez.com.ar" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/link.svg"> https://andresvazquez.com.ar </a> <a href="mailto:andres.vazquez@okfn.org" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> andres.vazquez@okfn.org </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/avdata99" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @avdata99 </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Andres is a software developer mainly working with open data on free software. He's a civic and government technology advocate and also a member of Open Data Córdoba (an Argentinian NGO). He worked with open data inside and outside governments for the last decade. He is currently based in Mendiolaza, Córdoba, Argentina.</p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h1"> <p>Network Regional Hubs</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="maxwell-beganim"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/Max.png" alt="Maxwell Beganim"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Maxwell Beganim</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Regional Coordinator, Anglophone Africa Hub</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/maxbeg2003" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @maxbeg2003 </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Maxwell Beganim is an inspiring educator, tech enthusiast, and environmental sustainability advocate. He is a co-founder of Wiki Green Initiatives, organisers of Wiki Green Conferences. He serves as Knowledge Manager of the Ghana Pidgin Wikimedia Community, preserving linguistic diversity. He actively advocates for indigenous languages as a co-organiser of the Ghanaian Languages Wikimedia Community. He manages Open Knowledge Ghana.</p> <p>Maxwell holds executive roles in internet governance, including Chairperson of Climate Change and Emerging Technologies at the Internet Society Ghana Chapter. He serves as a steering committee member of the Ghana Youth Internet Governance Forum and a steering committee member of the Ghana Internet Governance Forum.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="setu-bandh-upadhyay"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/Setu.png" alt="Setu Bandh Upadhyay"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Setu Bandh Upadhyay</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Regional Coordinator, Asia Hub</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Setu Bandh Upadhyay is a policy practitioner and has extensive experience researching and conducting legal and policy advocacy on societal impacts of technologies in the majority world. He is currently leading the Learning portfolio at the Global Network Initiative. He has previously worked with research institutes, civil society organisations, and think tanks. Setu is a public policy graduate of Central European University, and a law graduate of University of Mumbai.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="esther-plomp"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/Esther.png" alt="Esther Plomp"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Esther Plomp</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Regional Coordinator, Europe Hub</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Dr. Esther Plomp is a Data Steward (Delft University of Technology) and Open Science Community Member (The Turing Way, OLS, IsoArcH) based in the Netherlands. In these roles, Esther facilitates a more equitable way of knowledge generation, encouraging others to work more transparently. Her expertise includes a wide array of subjects including Open Science, Research Data Management, Open Data, FAIR principles, and Isotope Archaeology.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="narcisse-mbunzama"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/Narcisse.png" alt="Narcisse Mbunzama"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Narcisse Mbunzama</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Regional Coordinator, Francophone Africa Hub</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/mbunzama" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @mbunzama </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Narcisse Mbunzama is an IT professional, highly active in the Open Data, Open Government, and Open Science sectors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has been involved in several projects promoting the Open Data, Open Government, Open Science movements, and digital security for many years, making positive contributions. He is the founder of the Open Data Initiative in the DRC, an initiative advocating for the openness and transparency of public data in the DRC. Narcisse is based in Kinshasa, DRC. He is fluent in English, French, Swedish, Lingala and Kikongo.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="julieta-millan"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/Julieta.png" alt="Julieta Millan"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Julieta Millan</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Regional Coordinator, Latin America Hub</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Julieta Millan is a zoologist and data scientist from Argentina. She has over 7 years of experience in academia researching the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory, and has recently moved to the private sector to work as a data scientist. Julieta is deeply interested in all the ways we can use technology to help create a more sustainable and inclusive future.</p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h1"> <p>Consultants</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="romina-colman"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/blank.png" alt="Romina Colman"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Romina Colman</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Product Owner, Open Data Editor</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/colmanromi" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @colmanromi </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Hybrid data journalist working in the intersection of technology and communities of practice. For more than 10 years, Romina has designed and implemented complex data initiatives in close collaboration with journalists and NGOs. Her expertise lies in building bridges between technical and non-technical teams to transform abstract plans into concrete and impactful projects. Romina holds a degree in Communication sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and a master’s degree in Media and Communications (Data and Society) from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="guergana-tzatchkova"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/blank.png" alt="Guergana Tzatchkova"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Guergana Tzatchkova</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Senior Software Developer, Open Data Editor</span> <a href="https://github.com/guergana" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/link.svg"> https://github.com/guergana </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Guergana is a software developer working mainly on free and open source software, educational tools and non-profit organisations. With a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, her interest in the creative use of media and technology led her to a Master’s degree in Design of Multimedia and Interactive Systems and later a PhD in Theory and History of Cinema in Barcelona. For several years she has been working on projects that combine audio, video, design and programming. She has also been involved in NGOs working on gender issues in Mexico.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="faith-kenny"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/blank.png" alt="Faith Kenny"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Faith Kenny</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">UX Designer, Open Data Editor</span> <a href="https://iamfaithkenny.com" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/link.svg"> https://iamfaithkenny.com </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Faith is a UX & Frontend designer who has been designing since 2014. He consults often with Product teams and notably designed enterprise data solutions for a B2B Data governance startup in San Francisco. With a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Udacity UX Nanodegree, Faith’s diverse background as a video editor, motion designer, and graphic designer enriches his design projects. Outside tech startups, he has also been involved with remote mapping and geospatial data analysis initiatives as a volunteer podcast editor. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and learning new softwares.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="ramya-chandrasekhar"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/blank.png" alt="Ramya Chandrasekhar"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Ramya Chandrasekhar</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Research, Open Data Commons</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/chandra_rums" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @chandra_rums </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Ramya Chandrasekhar is a lawyer and a researcher with the Center for Internet and Society, CNRS, Paris. Her research focusses on legal strategies and commons-based governance frameworks for the ‘opening up’ of non-government data. She focusses specifically on platform data for research, health data, and re-use of publicly-available data for AI training. Ramya supports the Open Knowledge Foundation on our initiatives to update the Open Definition and to encourage uptake of open licenses that embed collective decision-making and sustainability in data generation and sharing. 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