Summary
Cédric Lombion is a founder and open data specialist with 11 years’ experience designing, managing and fundraising for global data literacy and open data initiatives. He has led the School of Data network since 2015 and directed data and innovation programs at the Open Knowledge Foundation, delivering multilingual projects across government transparency, environmental justice, public health and investigative journalism. Comfortable working strategically and on the ground, he has coordinated remote teams across continents and reached thousands of people and hundreds of organisations. Trilingual in English, French and Spanish, he combines community building, programme management and practical data-skills training, and co-founded the Civic Literacy Initiative to further civic-focused data work. An operator who bridges advocacy and implementation, he’s driven by turning data literacy into tangible impact for civil society and journalism.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
French, English, Spanish, creoles and pidgins, french-based, Portuguese