Gaia Marcus

Gaia Marcus is the Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute. 

Before joining Ada, Gaia was Deputy Director (Advanced Analytics and Local Capabilities) at the Spatial Data Unit within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. In this role, she led on ensuring that data and data-driven analysis were used to support policymaking and service delivery.

Gaia has extensive experience of leadership roles across the UK Civil Service and the non-profit sector. In government she has held roles as Deputy Director (Strategy for the Integrated Data Service) at the Office for National Statistics, Head of Engagement for Civil Service Reform at the Cabinet Office, and Head of National Data Strategy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

In the non-profit sector, Gaia Marcus specialised in data strategy and participatory approaches to research, innovation and policy. This included roles at Parkinson’s UK, Centrepoint and the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

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