Ellen Broad

Data, digital, board games, Beyonce

I’m a freelance data strategist, standards, policy and governance expert and trainer. I’m also an Associate with the Open Data Institute. You can find out more about my professional background at LinkedIn.

I’m efficient, effective and creative in how I approach my work. I’m passionate about helping people and organisations use data more effectively. If you have a project or an idea you’d like some help with, email me using the contact form on the About page.

Expertise

• Open data
• Open standards
• Personal data management
• Data ethics
• Data policy - data protection, sharing and reuse
• Organisational data strategies
• Law and licensing

My work involves

• Developing organisational data policies and strategies
• Delivering open standards projects, specifically around API standards for consumer data sharing
• Providing expert advice on topical data policy issues
• Delivering data training and interactive workshops
• Identifying data-related risks and ways of addressing them
• Coming up with creative ways to engage people about data

So far since moving back to Australia I’ve worked with clients including CSIRO’s data research arm Data61, Curtin University, Queensland Government, several local councils and the Government of Ukraine. I’ve also delivered data training around Australia and in New Zealand for the Open Data Institute Australian Network.