George Richardson

George is Head of Data Science and Technology at IGL.

Prior to working at IGL, George worked as Head of Data Science in Nesta’s Data Science Practice, deploying data science and engineering to produce research and products to advance the organisation's missions. Before that, he was a Principal Data Scientist in Nesta's Innovation Mapping team.

He has a doctorate in physics and materials science from Imperial College London and has worked on a range of other data projects spanning renewable energy, homelessness and humanitarian crisis response. George is bringing his experience and knowledge to IGL to change the ways that data and technologies are used to enable policies that strengthen research and innovation and harness the outcomes for societal benefit.