Director of Data Science Downing Street, Director of Incubator for AI

Laura's missions are to empower government leaders to make better decisions using data and evidence, and to deliver rapid improvements in public services using technology. She has been Director of Data Science for 10 Downing Street since September 2020, and since November 2023 has been creating a new team, the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, who aim to deliver cutting edge tech into government missions.

She also created and runs an upskilling program, Evidence House, delivering free technical training to thousands of civil servants. Laura brings an unusual depth and breadth of technical skills from her previous roles in academia (particle physics), quantitative finance and as CTO of a medical technologies company, and a passion for performance to her work, and is widely regarded of one of the most effective government leaders in data and tech delivery.