Summary
Camila Salazar is Head of Data Analytics and Learning at the Open Contracting Partnership, bringing nine years of experience applying data science to public procurement, open data and civic accountability initiatives across Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Trained in applied social data science at LSE as a Chevening Scholar, she blends econometrics, applied ML, social network analysis and multimedia storytelling to turn messy public-sector data into actionable insights and capacity-building programs. She has a strong journalism roots—two-time Data Journalism Awards finalist—and a track record designing data curricula and training hundreds of public servants and civil society actors. At OCP she leads MEL innovation and high-priority data use engagements, pairing technical analysis with pragmatic recommendations for improving data quality and governance. Native Spanish speaker, fluent in English and advanced in French, she often works at the intersection of research, training and policy to drive measurable social impact. A multidisciplinary thinker, she uniquely combines newsroom speed and reproducible analysis to surface corruption and performance issues in procurement data.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Chevening Scholar Msc in Applied Social Data Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Chevening Scholar Msc in Applied Social Data Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science at Chevening Awards
London School of Economics and Political Science
Licenciatura Communications and Journalism Journalism, Licenciatura Communications and Journalism Journalism at Universidad de Costa Rica UCR
Spanish, English, French, Catalan