Summary
Benjamin Kelly is a Senior Data Analyst with four years of experience applying human-centred data science to public policy and infrastructure in Ontario. Trained at the University of Toronto (MI) and with a background in neuroscience and psychology from McMaster, he blends technical skills in Python, R, and data pipeline design with an emphasis on culturally safe, anti-racist analysis and data governance. He has led ministry-wide initiatives—publishing dashboards on race and indigeneity, delivering training to over 1,500 public servants, and co-creating an Anti-Racism Impact Assessment community of practice—while building reproducible analytics and ETL standards. Comfortable moving between academic research and government program analytics, he’s known for translating complex disparity analyses into actionable policy recommendations and for treating data as stories about people rather than mere commodities.
4 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Bachelor of Science, Biology & Psychology, Neursocience & Behaviour, Honours Bachelor of Science, Biology & Psychology, Neursocience & Behaviour at McMaster University
Master of Information, Human-Centred Data Science, Master of Information, Human-Centred Data Science at University of Toronto