Anne Steele
Founder Owner at Software Sustainability Institute
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAnne Steele is a founder and public-interest technologist with nine years of experience building and stewarding research-driven initiatives at the intersection of culture, sustainability, and digital communities. Based in London, she leads Studio Sanshin and contributes to projects from The Turing Way to FOSDEM, blending community management, facilitation, and conference organization to strengthen open research ecosystems. Her background in anthropology and artistic research, combined with hands-on roles at organizations like the British Red Cross, Open Knowledge Foundation and National Geographic, gives her a rare sensitivity to the people and processes behind technology. Anne is known for translating participatory research into practical tools and events that support sustainable software and equitable digital practices. She often operates behind the scenes as a connector—mentoring, convening, and shaping spaces where interdisciplinary collaboration can thrive.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Field Research Programme Sustainable Development, Field Research Programme Sustainable Development at The School for Field StudiesMaster of Arts - MA Anthropology and Sociology, Master of Arts - MA Anthropology and Sociology at Geneva Graduate InstituteBachelor of Arts - BA Anthropology and Sociology, Bachelor of Arts - BA Anthropology and Sociology at Columbia UniversityFellowship Artistic Research Programme, Fellowship Artistic Research Programme at ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
English, Spanish, French, Korean
Github Skills (48)
markdown10
javascript10
data-science10
machine-learning10
open-source10
right-to-left10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
static-site10
science10
obsidian10
roamresearch10
open-access9
css9
liquid9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
the-turing-way/newsletter
Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 2 months
the-turing-way/.github
Sep 2023 - Feb 2025
Description for public readme file
Contributions:3 reviews, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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