Benjamin Welby
Transformation Lead
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBenjamin Welby is a transformation lead with 13 years of experience blending digital strategy, public policy and user-centred design to modernise government services across the UK and internationally. He helped launch and evolve GOV.UK and later shaped OECD benchmarks—leading the Recommendation on the Governance of Digital Identity and frameworks for service design and public sector digital skills. Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder ecosystems, he pairs product leadership (Digital Marketplace, Government as a Platform) with hands-on policy work for governments from Chile to Türkiye. He has authored or contributed to 20 influential publications and brings a rare combination of operational delivery and international policy influence. Based in Stony Stratford, he now focuses on bridging the digital divide through inclusive identity systems and building digital talent within the public sector.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Public Management, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Public Management, Distinction at The University of BirminghamShebbear CollegeMaster of Arts (M.A.), Post-War Recovery Studies, Distinction, Master of Arts (M.A.), Post-War Recovery Studies, Distinction at University of York
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
container10
service-design9
jquery6
flickr6
json6
hotel-booking4
knockoutjs3
ruby-on-rails3
policies3
haml2
footer2
odk2
external2
mhealth2
security1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TheKingdomDemocracyProject/PrayReps_USA_2024
Nov 2024 - Dec 2024
A Python app to help pray for the politicians elected to serve the USA on 05/11/2024
Contributions:1 PR, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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