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Interviews with Data Scientists, hosted by The Data Lab team, the national innovation centre for data and AI in Scotland. Connect with us at http://www.thedatalab.com and @datalabscotland.
Oliver Smith, Strategy Director, Health Moonshot, Telefónica Innovation Alpha
The Data Lab
38 minutes 47 seconds
6 years ago
Oliver Smith, Strategy Director, Health Moonshot, Telefónica Innovation Alpha
Ollie is responsible for overall strategy within Telefonica Alpha’s Health Moonshot, alongside establishing and maintaining strong partnerships, and business model development. He has extensive experience in strategy and innovation across a range of sectors. Before joining Alpha he was Director of Strategy and Innovation at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, responsible for investing £100m over five years in innovations across acute, primary, and integrated care, and biomedical research and digital health. He was a Senior Civil Servant in the UK Department of Health; responsible for UK Tobacco Control Policy, and wrote the government’s first comprehensive childhood obesity strategy. Oliver was also a Policy Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit under Tony Blair. He has a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Oxford University.
The Data Lab
Interviews with Data Scientists, hosted by The Data Lab team, the national innovation centre for data and AI in Scotland. Connect with us at http://www.thedatalab.com and @datalabscotland.