Stuart Coleman

Stuart is the Strategic Business Development Director at the ODI. He is passionate about opportunities for people across society to use technology, data and machines to learn new skills and shape a better future.

Stuart has a diverse entrepreneurial and executive leadership background, with experience in venture-backed, publicly listed and mission-led high growth technology, training and consulting organisations.

Stuart has raised venture funding as well as built several businesses from cashflow. He is proud to have been founding Commercial Director at the Open Data Institute in 2012 and delighted to have returned in 2020 to support the leadership and team amidst an exciting new phase of growth.

Outside of work Stuart is a keen cyclist, occasional amateur multi-sports competitor, fundraiser for the RNLI and a devoted dad to young daughters.