Summary
Jamie Collinson is a CEO and technology leader with an 11-year track record of building mission-driven, scalable tech solutions—most recently leading iSDA, a Gates Foundation–funded non-profit delivering sustainable data-driven agricultural services for smallholders across Africa. With a Cambridge mathematics background, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with hands-on product and engineering experience from founding and growing Cambridge Software Ltd and launching profitable consumer ventures. He has driven full P&L responsibility, scaled a SaaS product to significant revenue, and transitioned from CTO to CEO while chairing iSDA Ghana and shaping global nutrient data standards through the CPCN. Jamie’s career combines deep technical delivery, cross-functional leadership in digital fundraising and donor analytics, and a knack for turning research outputs into practical, field-ready systems.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BA(Hons) MA(Cantab) Mathematics, BA(Hons) MA(Cantab) Mathematics at University of Cambridge
A-levels: Maths Further Maths Physics Chemistry, A-levels: Maths Further Maths Physics Chemistry at King George V College